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The variety of flexes of plane cubics
V. L. Popov Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Abstract:
Let $X$ be the variety of flexes of plane cubics. We prove that
(1) $X$ is an irreducible rational algebraic variety endowed with an algebraic action of
${\rm PSL}_3$;
(2) $X$ is ${\rm PSL}_3$-equivariantly birationally
isomorphic to a homogeneous fiber space over ${\rm PSL}_3/K$
with fiber $\mathbb P^1$ for some subgroup $K$ isomorphic to
the binary tetrahedral group ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb F_3)$.
Keywords:
cubic, inflection point, elliptic curve, rational algebraic variety, algebraic group action
Received: September 9, 2024 Revised: October 18, 2024 Accepted: December 1, 2024
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