On connected automorphism groups of algebraic varieties (Q2870992)

The author considers a normal projective algebraic variety \(X\) and its largest connected automorphism group \(G\). This group is not linear in general and the article is devoted to measure the nonlinearity of \(G\) in several ways. First the author observes that, thanks to a theorem by Chevalley, \(G\) admits the exact sequence \(1\rightarrow G_{\mathrm{aff}}\rightarrow G\rightarrow A(G)\rightarrow 1\) where \(G_{\mathrm{aff}}\) is affine, \(A(G)\) is an abelian variety and the map \(G\rightarrow A(G)\) is the Albanese map of \(G\).NEWLINENEWLINEAs first result of the paper, the author shows that if \(X\) admits a homogeneous fibration \(X\rightarrow A\) to an abelian variety, then there is an isogeny between \(A(G)\) and \(A\). Afterwards, assuming that the characteristic of the base field is 0, the article shows the relationship between the Lie algebra \(\text{Lie}(G)\) and the direct summands of the tangent sheaf \(\mathcal T_X\). Finally the author gives an optimal bound for the dimension of an anti-affine subgroup \(G\) of automorphisms of a variety \(X\), possibly non-complete. This bound is established in terms of the dimension of the variety and the result is stated both in characteristic 0 and in positive characteristic.