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Record Nr.

UNINA9910768450203321

Autore

Freudenburg Gene

Titolo

Algebraic Theory of Locally Nilpotent Derivations [[electronic resource] /] / by Gene Freudenburg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-662-55350-3

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXII, 319 p.)

Collana

Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences, , 0938-0396 ; ; 136.3

Disciplina

512.44

Soggetti

Commutative algebra

Commutative rings

Algebraic geometry

Topological groups

Lie groups

Commutative Rings and Algebras

Algebraic Geometry

Topological Groups, Lie Groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1 First Principles -- 2 Further Properties of LNDs -- 3 Polynomial Rings -- 4 Dimension Two -- 5 Dimension Three -- 6 Linear Actions of Unipotent Groups -- 7 Non-Finitely Generated Kernels -- 8 Algorithms -- 9 Makar-Limanov and Derksen Invariants -- 10 Slices, Embeddings and Cancellation -- 11 Epilogue -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the theory and application of locally nilpotent derivations, a subject motivated by questions in affine algebraic geometry and having fundamental connections to areas such as commutative algebra, representation theory, Lie algebras and differential equations. The author provides a unified treatment of the subject, beginning with 16 First Principles on which the theory is based. These are used to establish classical results, such as Rentschler's Theorem for the plane and the Cancellation Theorem for Curves. More recent results, such as Makar-Limanov's theorem for locally nilpotent



derivations of polynomial rings, are also discussed. Topics of special interest include progress in classifying additive actions on three-dimensional affine space, finiteness questions (Hilbert's 14th Problem), algorithms, the Makar-Limanov invariant, and connections to the Cancellation Problem and the Embedding Problem. A lot of new material is included in this expanded second edition, such as canonical factorization of quotient morphisms, and a more extended treatment of linear actions. The reader will also find a wealth of examples and open problems and an updated resource for future investigations.