(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Miami, 33124 Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Abstract:
Let X be a smooth contractible three-dimensional affine algebraic variety with a free algebraic C+-action on it such that S=X//C+ is smooth. We prove that X is isomorphic to S×C and the action is induced by a translation on the second factor. As a consequence we show that any free algebraic C+-action on C3 is a translation in a suitable coordinate system.