Unit-group equality for powers of two

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Let kk be the ground field, let TT be the coordinate ring considered in the paper, let T∗T^\ast be its group of units, and let nn be the relevant degree or group order. Let GG act on the class groups Cl⁡(Si)\operatorname{Cl}(S_i). Power-of-two unit-group conjecture. If

n=2s,s>0,n=2^s,\qquad s>0,

then

T∗=k∗.T^\ast=k^\ast.

The statement is intended to extend the argument proving the case n=4n=4. Iterating that argument requires knowing that the elements of order two in Cl⁡(Si)\operatorname{Cl}(S_i) are fixed by GG, and the supplied text does not establish this in general.

References

Primary source

Timothy J. Ford, “The Group of Units on an Affine Variety”, arXiv:1303.5687 (2013).

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