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A variation on Magnus' theorem and its generalizations

Commutative Algebra 2018-10-25 v2

Abstract

Let kk be a field of characteristic zero, and let f:k[x,y]k[x,y]f: k[x,y] \to k[x,y], f:(x,y)(p,q)f: (x,y) \mapsto (p,q), be a kk-algebra endomorphism having an invertible Jacobian. Write p=anyn++a1y+a0p=a_ny^n+\cdots+a_1y+a_0, where n=degy(p)Nn=deg_y(p) \in \mathbb{N}, aik[x]a_i \in k[x], 0in0 \leq i \leq n, an0a_n \neq 0, and q=cryr++c1y+c0q=c_ry^r+\cdots+c_1y+c_0, where r=degy(q)Nr=deg_y(q) \in \mathbb{N}, cik[x]c_i \in k[x], 0ir0 \leq i \leq r, cr0c_r \neq 0. Denote the set of prime numbers by PP. Under two mild conditions, we prove that, if gcd(gcd(n,degx(an)),gcd(r,degx(cr))){1,8}P2P\gcd(\gcd(n,deg_x(a_n)),\gcd(r,deg_x(c_r))) \in \{1,8\} \cup P \cup 2P, then ff is an automorphism of k[x,y]k[x,y]. Removing (at least one of) the two mild conditions, we present two additional results. One of the additional results implies that the known form of a counterexample (P,Q)(P,Q) to the two-dimensional Jacobian Conjecture, l1,1(P)=ϵxαμyβμl_{1,1}(P)=\epsilon x^{\alpha \mu}y^{\beta \mu}, l1,1(Q)=δxανyβνl_{1,1}(Q)=\delta x^{\alpha \nu}y^{\beta \nu}, where ϵ,δk×\epsilon,\delta \in k^{\times}, 1<α<β1 < \alpha <\beta, d:=gcd(α,β)>1d:=\gcd(\alpha,\beta) > 1, 1<ν<μ1 < \nu < \mu, gcd(μ,ν)=1\gcd(\mu,\nu)=1, actually satisfies d>2d > 2.

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@article{arxiv.1810.08202,
  title  = {A variation on Magnus' theorem and its generalizations},
  author = {Vered Moskowicz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.08202},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

10 pages. The two versions are identical, except for the bibliography

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