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Constructing invariant polynomials via tschirnhaus transformations

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The technique of using Tschirnhaus transformations to generate invariants was used successfully in the theory of binary quantics. These transformations led to systems of semi-invariants, called protomorphs, which then were used to construct invariants, themselves [2;Chapter X]

In this chapter, we extend this method of protomorphs to semi-simple algebraic groups defined over an algebraically closed field k. The basic theorem is proved in (1.4). This theorem is then applied to the construction of invariants in Section 2. In Section 3, we review the classical example.

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  • Algebraic Group
  • Parabolic Subgroup
  • Invariant Function
  • Chevalley Group
  • Unipotent Radical

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Grosshans, F.D. (1987). Constructing invariant polynomials via tschirnhaus transformations. In: Koh, S.S. (eds) Invariant Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1278. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0078809

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