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Rationality problem of three-dimensional purely monomial group actions: the last case

Author(s): Akinari Hoshi; Yuichi Rikuna.
Journal: Math. Comp. 77 (2008), 1823-1829.
MSC (2000): Primary 14E08, 12F12; Secondary 13A50, 14E07, 20C10
Posted: January 28, 2008
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Abstract: A $ k$-automorphism $ \sigma$ of the rational function field $ k(x_1,\dots ,x_n)$ is called purely monomial if $ \sigma$ sends every variable $ x_i$ to a monic Laurent monomial in the variables $ x_1,\dots ,x_n$. Let $ G$ be a finite subgroup of purely monomial $ k$-automorphisms of $ k(x_1,\dots ,x_n)$. The rationality problem of the $ G$-action is the problem of whether the $ G$-fixed field $ {{k}\left({{x_1},\dots,{x_n}}\right)^{G}} $ is $ k$-rational, i.e., purely transcendental over $ k$, or not. In 1994, M. Hajja and M. Kang gave a positive answer for the rationality problem of the three-dimensional purely monomial group actions except one case. We show that the remaining case is also affirmative.


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Akinari Hoshi
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, School of Education, Waseda University, 1--6--1 Nishi-Waseda Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169--8050, Japan
Email: hoshi@ruri.waseda.jp

Yuichi Rikuna
Affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3--4--1 Ohkubo Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
Email: rikuna@moegi.waseda.jp

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-08-02069-3
PII: S 0025-5718(08)02069-3
Received by editor(s): December 8, 2006
Received by editor(s) in revised form: April 30, 2007
Posted: January 28, 2008
Copyright of article: Copyright 2008, American Mathematical Society


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