Fleischmann, Peter, Woodcock, Chris F. (2011) Non-linear group actions with polynomial invariant rings and a structure theorem for modular Galois extensions. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, 103 (5). pp. 826-846. ISSN 0024-6115. (doi:10.1112/plms/pdr016) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:28564)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1112/plms/pdr016 |
Abstract
Let G be a finite p-group and k be a field of characteristic p>0. We show that G has a non-linear faithful action on a polynomial ring U of dimension n=log p(|G|) such that the invariant ring UG is also polynomial. This contrasts with the case of linear and graded group actions with polynomial rings of invariants, where the classical theorem of Chevalley–Shephard–Todd and Serre requires G to be generated by pseudo-reflections. Our result is part of a general theory of ‘trace surjective G-algebras’, which, in the case of p-groups, coincide with the Galois ring extensions in the sense of Chase, Harrison and Rosenberg [‘Galois theory and Galois cohomology of commutative rings’, Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 52 (1965) 15–33]. We consider the dehomogenized symmetric algebra Dk, a polynomial ring with non-linear G-action, containing U as a retract and we show that DGk is a polynomial ring. Thus, U turns out to be universal in the sense that every trace surjective G-algebra can be constructed from U by ‘forming quotients and extending invariants’. As a consequence we obtain a general structure theorem for Galois extensions with given p-group as Galois group and any prescribed commutative k-algebra R as invariant ring. This is a generalization of the Artin–Schreier–Witt theory of modular Galois field extensions of degree ps.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1112/plms/pdr016 |
Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA150 Algebra |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science |
Depositing User: | Christopher Woodcock |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2012 00:35 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:06 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/28564 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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