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Deciding if a variety forms an algebraic group

Group Theory 2015-11-25 v1

Abstract

Let nn be a positive integer and let f1,,frf_1, \ldots, f_r be polynomials in n2n^2 indeterminates over an algebraically closed field KK. We describe an algorithm to decide if the invertible matrices contained in the variety of f1,,frf_1, \ldots, f_r form a subgroup of GL(n,K)GL(n,K); that is, we show how to decide if the polynomials f1,,frf_1, \ldots, f_r define a linear algebraic group.

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@article{arxiv.1511.07627,
  title  = {Deciding if a variety forms an algebraic group},
  author = {John Abbott and Bettina Eick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.07627},
  year   = {2015}
}

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7 pages

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