Vanishing of higher order Alexander-type invariants of plane curves

The higher order degrees are Alexander-type invariants of complements to an affine plane curve. In this paper, we characterize the vanishing of such invariants for a curve given as a transversal union of plane curves ′ and ′′ in terms of the finiteness and the vanishing properties of the invariants...

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Autores: Cogolludo Agustín, José I., Elduque Laburta, Eva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/705949
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/705949
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mana.202100610
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alexander invariants
Alexander polynomials
Derived series
Line arrangements
Plane curves
Matemáticas
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Sumario:The higher order degrees are Alexander-type invariants of complements to an affine plane curve. In this paper, we characterize the vanishing of such invariants for a curve given as a transversal union of plane curves ′ and ′′ in terms of the finiteness and the vanishing properties of the invariants of ′ and ′′, and whether or not they are irreducible. As a consequence, we prove that the multivariable Alexander polynomial Δmulti is a power of ( − 1), and we characterize when Δmulti = 1 in terms of the defining equations of ′ and ′′. Our results impose obstructions on the class of groups that can be realized as fundamental groups of complements of a transversal union of curves