Related papers: Rationality for subgroups of S_6

For any field K and any transitive subgroup G of S_8, let G acts naturally on K(x_1, . . ., x_8) by permutations of the variables, we prove that under some minor conditions K(x_1, . . ., x_8)^G is always K-rational except G is A_8 or G is…

Let $G$ be a subgroup of $S_n$, the symmetric group of degree $n$. For any field $k$, $G$ acts naturally on the rational function field $k(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)$ via $k$-automorphisms defined by $\sigma\cdot x_i=x_{\sigma(i)}$ for any…

Let $G$ be a finite 2-group and $K$ be a field satisfying that (i) $\fn{char}K\ne 2$, and (ii) $\sqrt{a}\in K$ for any $a\in K$. If $G$ acts on the rational function field $K(x,y,z)$ by monomial $K$-automorphisms, then the fixed field…

Let $G$ be a subgroup of $S_6$, the symmetric group of degree 6. For any field $k$, $G$ acts naturally on the rational function field $k(x_1,...,x_6)$ via $k$-automorphisms defined by $\sigma\cdot x_i=x_{\sigma(i)}$ for any $\sigma\in G$,…

Let $\Bbbk$ be any field of characteristic zero, $X$ be a cubic surface in $\mathbb{P}^3_{\Bbbk}$ and $G$ be a group acting on $X$. We show that if $X(\Bbbk) \ne \varnothing$ and $G$ is not trivial and not a group of order $3$ acting in a…

Let $G$ be a subgroup of $S_{n}$, the symmetric group of degree $n$. For any field $k$, $G$ acts naturally on the rational function field $k(x_{1},\cdots,x_{n})$ via $k$-automorphisms defined by $\sigma\cdot x_{i}:=x_{\sigma\cdot i}$ for…

Let $G$ be a finite subgroup of $GL_4(\bm{Q})$. The group $G$ induces an action on $\bm{Q}(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$, the rational function field of four variables over $\bm{Q}$. Theorem. The fixed subfield…

Let $k$ be a field, $x_1, \dots, x_n$ be independent variables and $L_n = k(x_1, \dots, x_n)$. The symmetric group $\Sigma_n$ acts on $L_n$ by permuting the variables, and the projective linear group $\text{PGL}_2$ acts by \[…

Let $G$ be a finite group acting on $k(x_1,...,x_n)$, the rational function field of $n$ variables over a field $k$. The action is called a purely monomial action if $\sigma...x_j=\prod_{1\le i\le n} x_i^{a_{ij}}$ for all $\sigma \in G$,…

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic not two and $K(x,y,z)$ the rational function field over $K$ with three variables $x,y,z$. Let $G$ be a finite group of acting on $K(x,y,z)$ by monomial $K$-automorphisms. We consider the rationality…

Let $K$ be a field and $G$ be a finite group. Let $G$ act on the rational function field $K(x(g):g\in G)$ by $K$ automorphisms defined by $g\cdot x(h)=x(gh)$ for any $g,h\in G$. Denote by $K(G)$ the fixed field $K(x(g):g\in G)^G$. Noether's…

Let K be any field and G be a finite group. We will prove that, if K is any field, p an odd prime number, and G is a non-abelian group of exponent p with |G|=p^3 or p^4 satisfying [K(\zeta_p):K] <= 2, then K(G) is rational over K. We will…

Rational transformations of polynomials are extensively studied in the context of finite fields, especially for the construction of irreducible polynomials. In this paper, we consider the factorization of rational transformations with…

Let $K$ be a field, $G$ a finite group. Let $G$ act on the function field $L = K(x_{\sigma} : \sigma \in G)$ by $\tau \cdot x_{\sigma} = x_{\tau\sigma}$ for any $\sigma, \tau \in G$. Denote the fixed field of the action by $K(G) = L^{G} =…

Let $K$ be any field and $G$ be a finite group. Let $G$ act on the rational function field $K(x_g:g\in G)$ by $K$-automorphisms defined by $g\cdot x_h=x_{gh}$ for any $g,h\in G$. Noether's problem asks whether the fixed field…

Let $F$ be the function field of a smooth, geometrically integral curve over a $p$-adic field with $p\neq 2.$ Let $G$ be a classical adjoint group of type $^1D_n$ defined over $F$. We show that $G(F) / R$ is trivial, where $R$ denotes {\it…

Let C be the complex field and K=C((x,y)) or K=C((x))(y). Let G be a connected linear algebraic group over K. Under the assumption that the K-variety G is K-rational, i.e. that the function field is purely transcendant, it was proved that a…

We complete the study of rationality problem for hypersurfaces $X_t\subset \mathbb{P}^4$ of degree $4$ invariant under the action of the symmetric group $S_6$.

Let $K$ be a field and $G$ be a finite group. Let $G$ act on the rational function field $K(x(g):g\in G)$ by $K$ automorphisms defined by $g\cdot x(h)=x(gh)$ for any $g,h\in G$. Denote by $K(G)$ the fixed field $K(x(g):g\in G)^G$. Noether's…

Let $G$ be a finite group, $k$ be a field and $G\to GL(V_{\rm reg})$ be the regular representation of $G$ over $k$. Then $G$ acts naturally on the rational function field $k(V_{\rm reg})$ by $k$-automorphisms. Define $k(G)$ to be the fixed…