Outer automorphisms of algebraic groups and a Skolem-Noether theorem for Albert algebras

zbMATH Open1361.20035arXiv1508.05696MaRDI QIDQ321887FDOQ321887

Authors: Skip Garibaldi, Holger P. Petersson 

Publication date: 14 October 2016

Published in: Documenta Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The question of existence of outer automorphisms of a simple algebraic group $G$ arises naturally both when working with the Galois cohomology of $G$ and as an example of the algebro-geometric problem of determining which connected components of the automorphism group of $G$ have rational points. The existence question remains open only for four types of groups, and we settle one of the remaining cases, type ${}^3{D}_4$. The key to the proof is a Skolem-Noether theorem for cubic etale subalgebras of Albert algebras which is of independent interest. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a simply connected group of outer type $A$ to admit outer automorphisms of order 2 are also given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.05696

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zbMATH Keywords

algebraic groupinvolutionisotopycentral simple algebraAlbert algebracubic Jordan algebraDynkin diagramouter automorphismTits class

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exceptional groups (20G41) Exceptional Jordan structures (17C40) Galois cohomology of linear algebraic groups (11E72) Linear algebraic groups over arbitrary fields (20G15)

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