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PhilipponMultiplicity.closure_action_has_finitely_generated_degree_module

by tomasz · Oct 2, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

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Let $G$ be a commutative algebraic group over a Philippon base field, let $X$ be its multiprojective closure, and let $\tau_g:X\to X$ be regular automorphisms satisfying $\tau_0=1$ and $\tau_{g+h}=\tau_g\circ\tau_h$ . There exist a finitely generated abelian group $A$ and an action $\alpha:G(K)\to\operatorname{Aut}(A)$ such that, for every closed subset $V\subseteq X$ , group element $g$ , and positive block-degree vector $D$ ,

\bigl(\alpha(g)a-a\in A_{\mathrm{tors}}\text{ for every }a\in A\bigr) \quad\Longrightarrow\quad H(V;D)=H(\tau_g(V);D).

Here $A_{\mathrm{tors}}$ is the subgroup of elements annihilated by a nonzero integer, and $H$ is the factorial-normalized degree form of the actual multigraded Hilbert polynomial. The same group and action work for every $V,g,D$ , including empty and reducible closed subsets.

This is the geometric input for constructing a finite integral lattice action that controls degree. Torsion is permitted in $A$ ; no basis or action on a free group of generators is required.

Formalization Note. A finitely generated abelian group is represented as $\mathbb Z^m/L$ for a submodule $L$ . The statement is an auxiliary consequence of the Theorem of the Base and numerical intersection theory, not a verbatim numbered theorem. Construction from the embedded-group interface and comparison with the concrete Hilbert degree remain Open. Connectedness, a joint algebraic action, and agreement with translations on the dense group are not hypotheses.

Preamble

import Mathlib.Algebra.Module.Torsion.Basic
import Definitions.Def_PhilipponMultiplicity_Support
import Definitions.Def_PhilipponMultiplicity_SectionThree

set_option autoImplicit false
open scoped BigOperators Topology

Formal statement

namespace PhilipponMultiplicity

theorem closure_action_has_finitely_generated_degree_module
    (K : Type*) [NontriviallyNormedField K] (hK : IsPhilipponBaseField K)
    (G : EmbeddedGroupProduct K)
    (τ : G.Point → (groupProjectiveClosure G ≃ groupProjectiveClosure G))
    (hzero : τ 0 = Equiv.refl _)
    (hadd : ∀ g h, τ (g+h) = (τ h).trans (τ g))
    (hregular : ∀ g, G.ambient.IsRegularAlong G.ambient
      (fun x : groupProjectiveClosure G => x.val) (fun x => (τ g x).val)) :
    ∃ (m : ℕ) (L : Submodule ℤ (Fin m → ℤ))
      (α : Multiplicative G.Point →*
        (((Fin m → ℤ) ⧸ L) ≃ₗ[ℤ] ((Fin m → ℤ) ⧸ L))),
      ∀ (V : Set (groupProjectiveClosure G)),
        @IsClosed _ (TopologicalSpace.induced Subtype.val G.ambient.zariskiTopology) V →
      ∀ (g : G.Point) (D : G.FactorIndex → ℕ), (∀ i, 1 ≤ D i) →
        (∀ x, α (Multiplicative.ofAdd g) x - x ∈
          Submodule.torsion ℤ ((Fin m → ℤ) ⧸ L)) →
        SectionThree.locusDegreeValue G.ambient (Subtype.val '' V) D =
      SectionThree.locusDegreeValue G.ambient (Subtype.val '' (τ g '' V)) D := by sorry

end PhilipponMultiplicity

Source

R. Cheng, L. Ji, M. Larson, N. Olander, Theorem of the Base, author version July 1, 2021, Lemma 2.8 (p.7), Proposition 4.3 (p.13), Lemma 7.2 and Theorem 7.4 (p.18), https://mattlarson2399.github.io/Papers/theorem-of-the-base.pdf . Stacks Project, Lemma 42.41.4 (tag 0BFI), https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/0BFI , and Lemma 33.45.12 (tag 0BEY), https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/0BEY . Auxiliary consequence via the finitely generated Neron-Severi group with its torsion retained and the inverse-pullback action. The embedded-scheme construction and the mixed Hilbert-degree comparison remain Open.

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