Tori in the Cremona groups (Q2854096)

In [\textit{G. Freudenburg} and \textit{P. Russell}, Contemp. Math. 369, 1--30 (2005; Zbl 1070.14528)], the author of the paper under review introduced the notions of root and root vector of an affine variety \(X\) with respect to an algebraic torus \(T\subset \Aut X\). These definitions are given in analogy with the classical theory of algebraic groups. In [\textit{A. Liendo}, Transform. Groups 16, No. 4, 1137--1142 (2011; Zbl 1255.14036)] the roots and the root vectors were described in the case \(X=\mathbb A^n\) when \(T\) is the maximal diagonal torus \(D_n^*=\{(t_1x_1, \ldots,t_nx_n)\mid t_1, \ldots,t_n\in K, t_1\dots t_n=1\}\), where \(x_1, \ldots,x_n\) are the coordinate functions. Here the author describes the normalizer and the centralizer of \(D_n^*\) in \(\Aut \mathbb A^n\), the group of the automorphisms having jacobian determinant equal to \(1\). They coincide with those considered in \(\mathrm{SL}_n\), hence also the Weyl group is the same.NEWLINENEWLINEThis is a particular case of a series of results, proved in the article, for the diagonalizable algebraic subgroups \(G\) of dimension \(\geq n-1\). The normalizer is an algebraic subgroup, that can be explicitly described if there exist non-constant \(G\)-invariant polynomial functions on \(\mathbb A^n\).NEWLINENEWLINEAs an application, the author obtains a linearization theorem for the algebraic actions on \(\mathbb A^n\) of any \(n\)-dimensional algebaric group whose connected component of the identity is a torus, and of any diagonalizable group of dimension \(n-1\). Other classification problems are proved for various types of diagonalizable subgroups of \(\Aut \mathbb A^n\), \(\Aut^* \mathbb A^n\), Aff\(_n\). The author also proves the fusion theorem for \(n\)-dimensional tori in \(\Aut \mathbb A^n\) and for \((n-1)\)-dimensional tori in \(\Aut^* \mathbb A^n\). At the end several open problems are posed.