Birational maps between generalized Severi-Brauer varieties (Q2464510): Difference between revisions

The author examines the question of finding birational isomorphisms between generalized Severi--Brauer varieties. A birational isomorphism between the generalized Severi--Brauer variety of an algebra and its opposite is exhibited. A theorem of Roquette is extended to generalized Severi--Brauer varieties and this result is used to show that one may often reduce the problem of finding birational isomorphisms to the case where each of the separable subfields of the corresponding algebras are maximal, and therefore to the case where the algebras have prime power degree. This fact allows to verify Amitzur's conjecture for many particular cases.