Automorphism groups of 3-dimensional complex tori

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In this paper, the authors determine all finite groups which occur as finite subgroups of the automorphism groups of three-dimensional complex tori. Their strategy for carrying out this program is as follows: As any finite subgroup \(G\subset\Aut(X)\), for a complex torus \(X\), is a subgroup of a finite subgroup that is maximal in the isogeny class of the torus \(X\), the problem is basically reduced to finding all those ``maximal finite automorphism subgroups in the case of \(\dim X=3\). This, in turn, amounts to determining all finite subgroups of maximal orders of the semi-simple \(\mathbb{Q} \)-algebra \(\text{End}_\mathbb{Q}(X)/\text{rad}(X)\) of the 3-dimensional torus \(X\). Now, by applying the general version of Poincaré's reducibility theorem for complex tori, the authors show that there are exactly five isogeny types for 3-dimensional complex tori, for which the program of determining all finite subgroups of maximal order in the semi-simplification \(\text{End}_\mathbb{Q} (X)/\text{rad}(X)\) can be carried out very explicitly and completely. This is quite a subtle and tricky matter, ending up in a deep and beautiful classification result which can be regarded as a first step towards a generalization (to higher dimensions) of the classification of hyperelliptic algebraic surfaces à la \textit{F. Enriques} and \textit{F. Severi} [Acta Math. 32, 283--392 (1909; JFM 40.0684.01)] and \textit{G. Bagnera} and \textit{M. de Franchis} [Atti IV Cong. Int. Mat., Roma 1908, No. 2, 242--248 and 249--256 (1909; JFM 40.0686.01 and JFM 40.0686.02)].











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