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TopicsSeparable Jacobian conjecture Algebraic geometry

The separable Jacobian conjecture holds: every étale polynomial self-map of affine space in positive characteristic with generic degree prime to the characteristic is an automorphism.

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definesdefines a key term in the parentsteward instructions →In positive characteristic the Jacobian conjecture is standardly formulated as: étale polynomial self-maps of affine space with generic degree prime to the characteristic are automorphisms. ↗︎

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