Invariant hypersurfaces for derivations in positive characteristic
Algebraic Geometry
2007-05-23 v1 Commutative Algebra
Abstract
Let be an integral -algebra of finite type over an algebraically closed field of characteristic . Given a collection of -derivations on , that we interpret as algebraic vector fields on , we study the group spanned by the hypersurfaces of invariant for modulo the rational first integrals of . We prove that this group is always a finite -vector space, and we give an estimate for its dimension. This is to be related to the results of Jouanolou and others on the number of hypersurfaces invariant for a foliation of codimension 1. As an application, given a -algebra between and , we show that the kernel of the pull-back morphism is a finite -vector space. In particular, if is a UFD, then the Picard group of is finite.
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@article{arxiv.math/0602338,
title = {Invariant hypersurfaces for derivations in positive characteristic},
author = {Philippe Bonnet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602338},
year = {2007}
}
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16 pages