Galois points for a plane curve and its dual curve (Q481026): Difference between revisions

Let \(K\) be an algebraically closed field and \(C\) be a plane curve defined over \(K\). A point \(P\) in the projective plane is said to be a Galois point for \(C\) if the function field extension induced by the projection from \(P\) is Galois. The main theorem of the paper states that, if \(C\) is smooth and of degree \(d\geq 3\), then the dual curve \(C^*\) of \(C\) has no Galois points. Clearly, this implies that the existence of Galois points for both \(C\) and \(C^*\) can only happen for singular curves. Another issue of the paper regards extendable Galois points. Call \(G_P\) the Galois group of the function field extension associated to a Galois point for a curve \(C\). This Galois points is called \textit{extendable} if any birational transformation induced by \(G_P\) can be extended to a birational transformation of \({\mathbb P}^2\). Consider again curves of degree \(d\geq 3\). The second main statement of the paper says that, if both \(C\) and \(C^*\) have extendable Galois points, then \(C\) must be projectively equivalent to the curve \(X^d-Y^eZ^{d-e}=0\) for some \(e\geq 1\). In particular, this implies that \(C\) is self-dual.