X-Inner Automorphisms,Automorphisms, and Isomorphisms of Skew Polynomial Rings

Abstract

In this paper, we examine the X-inner automorphisms, automorphisms, and isomorphisms of skew polynomial rings of the form K[x][y;δ], where K is a field of characteristic 0 and δ is a derivation of K [x] such that x ^δ is a polynomial of degree ≥ 1. We 1.  determine the group of X-inner automorphisms of K [x][ y;δ],

2.  analyze the structure of the group of automorphisms of K [x][ y;δ], and

3.  examine the isomorphism classes of skew polynomial rings of the form K [x][ y;δ].

We also provide several examples which indicate the importance of the base field in computing the X-inner automorphisms, automorphisms, and isomorphism classes of K [x][ y;δ].