Gene Freudenburg

Algebraic Theory of Locally Nilpotent Derivations (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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 14^th Problem), algorithms, the Makar-Limanov invariant, and connections to the Cancellation Problem and the Embedding Problem.

A lot of new material is includedin 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 319
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783662553503
• Artikelnr.: 53060695

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "In the volume under review, the author gives a detailed description of the subject covering all the important results ... . the book has a wealth of examples and the Epilogue details some important open problems in the area. ... is accessible to less advanced graduate students. It is a valuable addition to the literature and am sure would be very helpful to the interested student and researcher alike." (N. Mohan Kumar, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1121 (23), 2007)