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On groups of automorphisms of a class of surfaces

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In this note we describe the group of automorphisms of a commutative algebra with three generatorsx, y andz satisfying a relationxy= P(z), whereP(z) is a polynomial.

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The author was visiting Bar-Ilan and Tel-Aviv Universities while working on this project. He is deeply thankful for hospitality rendered.

The author is supported by an NSF grant.

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Makar-Limanov, L. On groups of automorphisms of a class of surfaces. Israel J. Math. 69, 250–256 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937308

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