Torsion in CH2 of Severi-Brauer varieties and indecomposability of generic algebras

We compute degrees of algebraic cycles on certain Severi-Brauer varieties and apply it to show that:

Holomorphic symmetric differentials and a birational characterization of abelian varieties

A generically generated vector bundle on a smooth projective variety yields a rational map to a Grassmannian, called Kodaira map. We answer a previous question, raised by the asymptotic behaviour of such maps, giving rise to a birational characterization of abelian varieties. In particular we prove that, under the conjectures of the Minimal Model Program, a smooth projective variety is birational to an abelian variety if and only if it has Kodaira dimension 0 and some symmetric power of its cotangent sheaf is generically generated by its global sections.     

Quiver varieties and Lusztig's algebra

We study preprojective algebras of graphs and their relationship to module categories over representations of quantum SL(2). As an application, ADE quiver varieties of Nakajima are shown to be subvarieties of the variety of representations of a certain associative algebra introduced by Lusztig.     

Birational maps between generalized Severi-Brauer varieties

A conjecture of Amitsur states that two Severi-Brauer varieties V(A) and V(B) are birationally isomorphic if and only if the underlying algebras A and B are the same degree and generate the same cyclic subgroup of the Brauer group. We examine the question of finding birational isomorphisms between generalized Severi-Brauer varieties. As a first step, we exhibit a birational isomorphism between the generalized Severi-Brauer variety of an algebra and its opposite. We also extend a theorem of P. Roquette to generalized Severi-Brauer varieties and use this to show that one may often reduce the problem of finding birational isomorphisms to the case where each of the separable subfields of the corresponding algebras are maximal, and therefore to the case where the algebras have prime power degree. We observe that this fact allows us to verify Amitsur’s conjecture for many particular cases.     

Rational versus real cohomology algebras of low-dimensional toric varieties

We show that the real cohomology algebra of a compact toric variety of complex dimension  is determined, up to isomorphism, by the combinatorial data of its defining fan. Surprisingly enough, this is no longer the case when taking rational coefficients. Moreover, we show that neither the rational nor the real or complex cohomology algebras of compact quasi-smooth toric varieties are combinatorial invariants in general.

     

On the algebraicK-theory of twisted flag varieties

The algebraicK-groups of projective homogeneous varieties are computed. The answer is given in terms ofK-groups of a semisimple algebra canonically associated with the variety. Our results generalize a result of Quillen and a result of Swan, whereK-groups of Severi-Brauer varieties and of smooth projective quadratic hypersurfaces were computed.     

Graded group schemes and graded group varieties

We define graded group schemes and graded group varieties and develop their theory. Graded group schemes are the graded analogue of a?ne group schemes and are in correspondence with graded Hopf algebras. Graded group varieties take the place of infinitesimal group schemes. We generalize the result that connected graded bialgebras are graded Hopf algebra to our setting and we describe the algebra structure of graded group varieties. We relate these new objects to the classical ones providing a new and broader framework for the study of graded Hopf algebras and a?ne group schemes.     

A Decomposition Theorem for CK1 of Central Simple Algebras

Let A be a central simple algebra over its center F. Define CK₁ A = Coker(K₁ F → K₁ A). We prove that if A and B are F-central simple algebras of coprime degrees, then CK₁(A? _F B) = CK₁ A × CK₁ B.     

Free Structures in Division Rings

Makar–Limanov's conjecture states that, if a division ring D is finitely generated and infinite dimensional over its center k, then D contains a free k-subalgebra of rank 2. In this work, we will investigate the existence of such structures in D, the division ring of fractions of the skew polynomial ring L[t; σ], where t is a variable and σ is a k-automorphism of L. For instance, we prove Makar-Limanov's conjecture when either L is the function field of an abelian variety or the function field of the n-dimensional projective space.     

Equivalence for varieties in general and for $ {\cal BOOL} $ in particular

The varieties equivalent to a given variety are characterized in a purely categorical way. In fact they are described as the models of those Lawvere theories which are Morita equivalent to the Lawvere theory of which therefore are characterized first. Along this way the conceptual meanings of the n-th matrix power construction of a variety and McKenzie's σ-modification of classes of algebras [22] become transparent. Besides other applications not only the well known equivalences between the varieties of Post algebras of fixed orders m and the variety of Boolean algebras are obtained; moreover it can be shown that the varieties are the only varieties equivalent to . The results then are generalized to quasivarieties and more general classes of algebras. Received November 4, 1998; accepted in final form September 15, 1999.     

A superalgebraic interpretation of the quantization maps of Weil algebras

Let G be a Lie group whose Lie algebra g is quadratic. In the paper ＂the non-commutative Weil algebra＂, Alekseev and Meinrenken constructed an explicit G-differential space homomorphism ￡, called the quantization map, between the Well algebra Wg = S（g^＊） χ∧A（g^＊） and Wg= U（g） χ Cl（g） （which they call the noncommutative Weil algebra） for g. They showed that ￡ induces an algebra isomorphism between the basic cohomology rings Hbas^＊（Wg） and Hbas^＊（Wg）. In this paper, we will interpret the quantization map .~ as the super Duflo map between the symmetric algebra S（Tg[1]） and the universal enveloping algebra U（Tg[1]） of a super Lie algebra T9[1] which is canonically associated with the quadratic Lie algebra g. The basic cohomology rings Hbas^＊（Wg） and Hbas^＊（Wg） correspond exactly to S（Tg[1]）^inv and U（Tg[1]）^inv, respectively. So what they proved is equivalent to the fact that the super Duflo map commutes with the adjoint action of the super Lie algebra, and that the super Duflo map is an algebra homomorphism when restricted to the space of invariants.     

On the Chow ring of birational irreducible symplectic varieties

We show that the graded Chow rings of two birational irreducible symplectic varieties are isomorphic. This lifts a result known for the cohomology algebras to the level of Chow rings, despite the non-injectivity the cycle class map. In the special case of general Mukai flops, we present an alternative approach based on explicit calculations.     

Mailbox¶A Note on minimal varieties generated by order-primal algebras

We prove that the order-primal algebra of a non-trivial finite connected poset P generates a minimal variety if and only if P is dismantlable. Received November 26, 2002; accepted in final form January 24, 2003.     

Structure of birational automorphism groups,I: non-uniruled varieties

Supported in part by the Educational Project for Japanese Mathematical Scientists     

Derived categories and Kummer varieties

We prove that if two abelian varieties have equivalent derived categories then the derived categories of the smooth stacks associated to the corresponding Kummer varieties are equivalent as well. The second main result establishes necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of equivalences between the twisted derived categories of two Kummer surfaces in terms of Hodge isometries between the generalized transcendental lattices of the corresponding abelian surfaces.