Automorphisms of finite order on Gorenstein del Pezzo surfaces
Authors:
D.-Q. Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
Abstract:
In this paper we shall determine all actions of groups of prime order with on Gorenstein del Pezzo (singular) surfaces of Picard number 1. We show that every order- element in ( , being the minimal resolution of ) is lifted from a projective transformation of . We also determine when is finite in terms of , and the number of singular members in . In particular, we show that either for some , or for every prime , there is at least one element of order in (hence is infinite).