Parametrizing del Pezzo surfaces of degree 8 using Lie algebras (Q2518605)

This article concerns the parametrization of Del Pezzo surfaces of degree 8 over \(\mathbb{Q}\) by means of the Lie algebra method used previously in \textit{M. Harrison} and \textit{J. Schicho} [Proceedings of ISSAC 2006, 132--137 (2006; Zbl 1117.68092)] for Del Pezzo of degree 6 and \textit{W. A. de Graaf} et al. [J. Algebra 303, No. 2, 514--529 (2006; Zbl 1101.14052)] for Severi-Brauer surfaces. One of the main advantages is to avoid the difficult problem of computing a rational point on the surface. The general idea of this method is the reduction of the problem of identification of a variety (constructing an isomorphism if it exists) to the problem of identification of a Lie algebra. The authors study the different cases that arise (since there are two kinds of Del Pezzo surfaces of degree 8) and provide a complete algorithm.