Algebra publication
Title
Division algebras on P^2 of odd index, ramified along a
smooth elliptic curve are cyclic
Author(s)
M. Van den Bergh.
Year
1995
Abstract
The simplest non-trivial division algebras that can be constructed
over a rational function field in two variables are those that ramify
along a smooth cubic curve. In this note we show that these division
algebras are cyclic if they have odd index.
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