Lüroth's problem

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Authors I. R. Shafarevich

Publication date 1991

Published in Proceedings of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

central simple algebraGalois cohomologyinvariant rational functionsLüroth problemrationality

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galois cohomology (12G05) Geometric invariant theory (14L24) Rational and unirational varieties (14M20) Finite-dimensional division rings (16K20)

Review text

In 1984, D. Saltman gave a counter-example to the Lüroth problem by constructing a representation of a finite group G on a linear space over an algebraically closed field such that the field of G-invariant rational functions is not rational [\textit{D. J. Saltman}, Invent. Math. 77, 71-84 (1984; Zbl 0546.14014)]. Later the construction of Saltman was simplified by \textit{F. A. Bogomolov} [Math. USSR, Izv. 30, No.3, 455-485 (1988); translation from Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Mat. 51, No.3, 485-516 (1987; Zbl 0679.14025)]. The author gives a very elementary exposition of Bogomolov's proof. In fact, he shows that the result can be proven by using solely the theory of \textit{D. Faddeev} of simple algebras over fields of algebraic functions in one variable developed 40 years ago.

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