TutorialonDifferential Galois Theory IIT. DyckerhoffDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of Pennsylvania02/13/08 / OberflockenbachOutlineToday’s planPicard Vessiot ringsThe ∂ Galois group schemeThe Torsor theorem and applicationsDescent theory for Picard Vessiot extensionsn th order equation ⇒ a system of 1 st order equations: y 0 1 0 ... 0 y ∂(y) 0 0 1 ... 0 ∂(y) ∂ = . . ... .. . . . ..n−1 n−1∂ (y) −a −a −a ... −a ∂ (y)0 1 2 n−1⇒ We develop Picard Vessiot theory for general systems of1 st order equations:n×n∂(y) = Ay with A∈ Fwhich we denote by [A].Systems of ∂ equationsYesterday we considered:a field F with derivation ∂nan equation ∂ (y)+···+a ∂(y)+a y = 0 with a ∈ F1 0 i⇒ We develop Picard Vessiot theory for general systems of1 st order equations:n×n∂(y) = Ay with A∈ Fwhich we denote by [A].Systems of ∂ equationsYesterday we considered:a field F with derivation ∂nan equation ∂ (y)+···+a ∂(y)+a y = 0 with a ∈ F1 0 in th order equation ⇒ a system of 1 st order equations: y 0 1 0 ... 0 y ∂(y) 0 0 1 ... 0 ∂(y) ∂ = . . ... . . . . . ..n−1 n−1∂ (y) −a −a −a ... −a ∂ (y)0 1 2 n−1Systems of ∂ equationsYesterday we considered:a field F with derivation ∂nan equation ∂ (y)+···+a ∂(y)+a y = 0 with a ∈ F1 0 in th order equation ⇒ a system of 1 st order equations: y 0 1 0 ... 0 y ∂(y) 0 0 1 ... 0 ∂(y) ∂ = . . ...
n-th order equation⇒a system of 1-st order equations: 0 0 ∂∂(yy) 0 0 ∂(yy) = ∂n−.1(y)−a0−an−1 ∂n−.1(y )
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Systems of∂nsuqe-oita Yesterday we considered: a fieldFwith derivation∂ an equation∂n(y) +∙ ∙ ∙+a1∂(y) +a0y=0 withai∈F
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Systems of∂ionsquat-e Yesterday we considered: a fieldFwith derivation∂ an equation∂n(y) +∙ ∙ ∙+a1∂(y) +a0y=0 withai∈F n-th order equation⇒a system of 1-st order equations: ∂∂(yy) 100010......00 ∂(yy) = ∂n−.1(y)−a0−a1.−a2......−an−1. ∂n−1(y) ⇒We develop Picard-Vessiot theory for general systems of 1-st order equations: ∂(y) =AywithA∈Fn×n which we denote by[A].
Definition APicard-Vessiot ringfor[A]is a∂-ringR/Fwith 1R/Fgenerated by a fundamental solution matrix:is ∃Y∈GLn(R) :∂(Y) =AYandR=F[Yij,det(Y)−1] Ris an integral domain R/Fis geometric, i.e. Quot(R)has no new constants Ris∂-simple, i.e. no non-trivial∂-ideals
Given a∂-fieldFwith field of constantsK a system of∂-equations[A],A∈Fn×n
Given a∂-fieldFwith field of constantsK a system of∂-equations[A],A∈Fn×n
Definition APicard-Vessiot ringfor[A]is a∂-ringR/Fwith 1R/Fis generated by a fundamental solution matrix: ∃Y∈GLn(R) :∂(Y) =AYandR=F[Yij,det(Y)−1] 2Ris an integral domain 3R/Fis geometric, i.e. Quot(R)has no new constants 4Ris∂-simple, i.e. no non-trivial∂-ideals
Picard-Vessiot field= field of fractions of Picard-Vessiot ring coincides with yesterday’s definition
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order equation translates into the system yy21=−0101 yy12