arXiv · 1410.0901
The affine automorphism group of A^3 is not a maximal subgroup of the tame automorphism group
Abstract
We construct explicitly a family of proper subgroups of the tame automorphism group of affine three-space (in any characteristic) which are generated by the affine subgroup and a non-affine tame automorphism. One important corollary is the titular result that settles negatively the open question (in characteristic zero) of whether the affine subgroup is a maximal subgroup of the tame automorphism group. We also prove that all groups of this family have the structure of an amalgamated free product of the affine group and a finite group over their intersection.
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Eric Edo, Drew Lewis. 2014-10-03. The affine automorphism group of A^3 is not a maximal subgroup of the tame automorphism group. https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.0901
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