Constants of cyclotomic derivations
Commutative Algebra
2013-10-10 v1
Abstract
Let and be the polynomial rings in variables over a field of characteristic zero containing the -th roots of unity. Let be the cyclotomic derivation of , and let be the factorisable derivation of associated with , that is, and for all . We describe polynomial constants and rational constants of these derivations. We prove, among others, that the field of constants of is a field of rational functions over in variables, and that the ring of constants of is a polynomial ring if and only if is a power of a prime. Moreover, we show that the ring of constants of is always equal to , where is the product , and we describe the field of constants of in two cases: when is power of a prime, and when .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1301.6251,
title = {Constants of cyclotomic derivations},
author = {Jean Moulin Ollagnier and Andrzej Nowicki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.6251},
year = {2013}
}