A new class of integrable maps of the plane: Manin transformations with involution curves (Q2236607)

The aim of this paper is to describe another type of Manin involutions. For cubic pencils the author defines the notion of an involution curve. This is a curve which intersects each curve of the pencil in exactly one non-base point of the pencil. Involution curves can be used to construct integrable maps of the plane which leave invariant a cubic pencil. This paper is organized as follows: Section 1 is an introduction to the subject and summarizes the main results. Section 2 deals with a map obtained by open reduction of the quad-equation. Section 3 is devoted to involutions curves for singular and non-singular cubic pencils. Section 5 deals with measure preservation. The paper is supported by a few appendices.