Geometric Invariant Theory
Geometric Invariant Theory
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DOI:
10.1090/gsm/184/09
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发表时间:
2011
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Atanas Atanasov
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Atanas Atanasov
Introduction Geometric Invariant Theory is the study of quotients in the context of algebraic geometry. Many objects we would wish to take a quotient of have some sort of geometric structure and Geometric Invariant Theory (GIT) allows us to construct quotients that preserve geometric structure. Quotients are naturally arising objects in mathematics. Given an object with an equivalence relation on the elements, the quotient gives a simpler object which retains information about the original object whilst removing unnecessary data, by considering equivalent elements as the same. When we study an object, we may have an equivalence of elements where we are not concerned with the distinction between equivalent elements. By way of example, an analogous situation areises when studying matrices-we often want to study the similarity classes of matrices and not distinguish similar matrices. We let a group G act on a geometric object X. The action of G gives a partition of X in to G-orbits, which defines an equivalence relation on X. It is not always the case that the set of G-orbits has a geometric structure. The Geometric Invariant Theory quotient is a construction that partitions G-orbits to some extent, while preserving some desirable geometric properties and structure. For affine sets, the construction of the GIT quotient is well understood and is determined uniquely. In the projective case, the natural way to construct a quotient is to glue together quotients of affine sets. This can not always be done simply, or in a unique way. The G-action must be extended to cover affine subsets correctly, which introduces a certain degree of choice in the construction. An obvious question to ask is: How is the quotient constructed dependent on this choice? And further: Are there any relations that exist between differently constructed quotients? I will set up the construction of the GIT quotient and explore the relations existing between quotients constructed in different ways. In the first chapter, I will give some background on algebraic geometry. I will introduce the concept of a variety, the objects of study, and the topology used on varieties. I will introduce the relation between algebra and geometry in this setting, and how a variety can be identified with its coordinate ring, in both the affine and projective case. i The second chapter introduces the morphisms in the category of varieties. In algebraic geometry we are largely concerned with the set of functions …