On divergence and sums of derivations

• Published in: Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Chapovsky, E., Shevchyk, O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут прикладної математики і механіки НАН України 2017
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/156256
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: On divergence and sums of derivations / E. Chapovsky, O. Shevchyk // Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. — 2017. — Vol. 24, № 1. — С. 99-105. — Бібліогр.: 5 назв. — англ.

Let K be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and A a field of algebraic functions in n variables over K. (i.e. A is a finite dimensional algebraic extension of the field K(x1,…,xn) ). If D is a K-derivation of A, then its divergence divD is an important geometric characteristic...