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Main Author: Saltman, David J
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07240
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author Saltman, David J
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contents There are two outstanding questions about division algebras of prime degree $p$. The first is whether they are cyclic, or equivalently crossed products. The second is whether the center, $Z(F,p)$, of the generic division algebra $UD(F,p)$ is stably rational over $F$. When $F$ is characteristic 0 and contains a primitive $p$ root of one, we show that there is a connection between these two questions. Namely, we show that if $Z(F,p)$ is not stably rational then $UD(F,p)$ is not cyclic.
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spellingShingle Stable Rationality and Cyclicity
Saltman, David J
Rings and Algebras
Algebraic Geometry
There are two outstanding questions about division algebras of prime degree $p$. The first is whether they are cyclic, or equivalently crossed products. The second is whether the center, $Z(F,p)$, of the generic division algebra $UD(F,p)$ is stably rational over $F$. When $F$ is characteristic 0 and contains a primitive $p$ root of one, we show that there is a connection between these two questions. Namely, we show that if $Z(F,p)$ is not stably rational then $UD(F,p)$ is not cyclic.
title Stable Rationality and Cyclicity
topic Rings and Algebras
Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07240