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The Automorphism Group of Certain Higher Degree Forms

Representation Theory 2008-09-29 v2

Abstract

We consider symmetric d-linear forms of dimension n over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic 0. The "center" of a form is the analogous of the space of symmetric matrices of a bilinear form. For d>2 the center is a commutative subalgebra of Mn(k)\mathbf{M}_n(k). The automorphism group of the form acts naturally on the center. We give a description of this group via this action.

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@article{arxiv.math/0703605,
  title  = {The Automorphism Group of Certain Higher Degree Forms},
  author = {M. O'Ryan and S. Ryom-Hansen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0703605},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Title changed. Final version, to appear in appear in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra

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