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Nagata's conjecture on a polynomial automorphism in positive characteristic

Sep 2026 · 0 citations · 26 references
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Abstract

An automorphism of the polynomial ring $k[x_1,\ldots ,x_n]$ over a field $k$ is said to be $\mathit{tame}$ if it can be obtained by composing affine automorphisms and elementary automorphisms, and $\mathit{wild}$ otherwise. Jung and van der Kulk showed that every automorphism of $k[x_1,x_2]$ is tame. In 1972, Nagata conjectured that a certain automorphism of $k[x_1,x_2,x_3]$ is wild. In 2003, Shestakov and Umirbaev proved this conjecture for $\mathop{\mathrm{char}}\nolimits k=0$. The purpose of this paper is to prove the conjecture for $\mathop{\mathrm{char}}\nolimits k\ge 7$. This is the first time that the existence of a wild automorphism has been confirmed in positive characteristic.

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