\(K3\) surfaces with non-symplectic automorphisms of 2-power order (Q2268604): Difference between revisions

\(K3\) surfaces \(X\) are considered such that there exists a non-trivial automorphism \(\eta\in \Aut(X)\) that acts trivially on the Néron-Severi group \(\mathrm{NS}(X)\) of \(X\). Denote with \(m\) the order of \(\eta\). In the case that \(\mathrm{NS}(X)\) is a unimodular lattice there is classification of possibilities for \(m\), i.e., \textit{S.P. Vorontsov} [Mosc. Univ. Math. Bull. 38, No.2, 21--24 (1983); translation from Vestn. Mosk. Univ., Ser. I 1983, No.2, 19--21 (1982; Zbl 0532.14010)] and \textit{S. Kondō} [J. Math. Soc. Japan 44, No.1, 75--98 (1992; Zbl 0763.14021)] showed that \(m\) divides one of the elements in \(\Omega:=\{12,28,36,42,44,66\}\). Moreover, they gave for each \(m\in \Omega\) an example of a \(K3\) surface with such an automorphism of order \(m\) with the additional property that \(\mathrm{rank} \; T(X)=\varphi(m)\), and showed that this example is unique. Here \(T(X)\) is the transcendental lattice of \(X\) and \(\varphi\) is the Euler \(\varphi\)-function. If \(\mathrm{NS}(X)\) is not unimodular the situation is more complicated. If one has that \(\varphi(m)=\mathrm{rank} \; T(X)\) then Kondo and Vorontsov showed that \(m\in \{3,9,27,5,25,7,11,13,17,19\}=:\Omega_1\) and for each \(m\in \Omega_1\) there exist an unique example of a \(K3\) surface with non-unimodular Néron-Severi group and an automorphism of order \(m\) that acts trivially on \(NS(S)\). However, if \(\varphi(m)<\mathrm{rank}\; T(S)\) then we get four additional possible values of \(m\), namely \(\{2,4,8,16\}=:\Omega_2\). The author provides for each value \(m\in \Omega_2\) explicit examples \((S_m,\sigma_m)\) such that \(\sigma_m\) is an automorphism of order \(m\), acting trivially on \(NS(S_m)\) and such that the rank of \(T(S_m)\) equals \(m\). All examples are (as those from Kondo) elliptic \(K3\)-surfaces. However, since the condition \(\varphi(m)=\mathrm{rank}\; T(X)\) is dropped these examples are not unique.