Observable actions of algebraic groups

dc.creatorRenner, Lex
dc.creatorRittatore, Alvaro
dc.date2009-02-01
dc.date2009-02-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:37:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:37:55Z
dc.descriptionLet G be an affine algebraic group and let X be an affine algebraic variety. An action $G\times X \to X$ is called observable if for any G-invariant, proper, closed subset Y of X there is a nonzero invariant $f\in K[X]^G$ such that f(Y) =0. We characterize this condition geometrically as follows. The action $G\times X \to X$ is observable if and only if (1) there is a nonempty open subset $U\subseteq X$ consisting of closed orbits, and (2) the field $K(X)^G$ of G-invariant rational functions on X is equal to the quotient field of $K[X]^G$. In case G is reductive, we conclude that there exists a unique, maximal, G-stable, closed subset $X_{\soc}$ of $X$ such that $G\times X_{\soc} \to X_{\soc}$ is observable. Furthermore, the canonical map $X_{\soc}// G \to X//G$ is finite and bijective.
dc.description16 pages; v2. some proofs improved, change order of results in sect. 3, citations improved
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0137
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/218578
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subject14L30
dc.titleObservable actions of algebraic groups
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