Moduli of commutative and non-commutative finite covers (Q1100245)

It is well-known that the set of n-dimensional algebras over an algebraically closed field K of characteristic prime to n can be parameterized via structure constants by an affine algebraic scheme. The author ``functorizes'' this by defining the corresponding functor on the category of affine K-algebras and proving its representability. Then she applies Schlessinger's theory to study formal deformations of K-algebras and proves the existence of the versal deformation space. A computer implemented method for constructing the tangen space is given. The theory is illustrated in many interesting explicit examples.