On the automorphisms of the Cremona group. (Q2276564)

In the recent paper [\textit{J. Déserti}, J. Algebra 297, No.~2, 584--599 (2006; Zbl 1096.14046)] the author has established that, over an uncountable field \(k\) of characteristic 0, the automorphism group of the group of algebraic automorphisms \(\text{Aut}(k^2)\) of the affine plane is generated by the inner automorphisms of \(\text{Aut}(k^2)\) and the action of automorphisms of the field. In the present note the author announces a similar result for the automorphisms of the Cremona group: If \(\varphi\) is an automorphism of the Cremona group \(\text{ Bir}({\mathbb P}^2({\mathbb C}))\), then there exists a birational transformation \(\psi\) and an automorphism \(\tau\) of the field \(\mathbb C\) such that \(\varphi(f)=\tau(\psi f\psi^{-1})\) for all \(f\in \text{Bir}({\mathbb P}^2({\mathbb C}))\). As a corollary, the automorphism group of the field \({\mathbb C}(x,y)\) is isomorphic to the automorphism group of the Cremona group. Comparing the proof with that for \(\text{ Aut}(k^2)\), which uses the amalgamated product structure of \(\text{ Aut}(k^2)\), the author faces difficulties since the Cremona group has no such structure. Now the proof is based on the careful study of maximal abelian subgroups of the Jonquières group.