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We prove that an analogue of Jordan’s theorem on finite subgroups of general linear groups holds for the groups of biregular automorphisms of algebraic surfaces. This gives a positive answer to a question of Vladimir L. Popov.
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Partially supported by the Ministry of Absorption (Israel), the Israeli Science Foundation (Israeli Academy of Sciences, Center of Excellence Program), the Minerva Foundation (Emmy Noether Research Institute of Mathematics).
Partially supported by a grant from the Simons Foundation (n. 246625 to Yuri Zarkhin).
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BANDMAN, T., ZARHIN, Y.G. JORDAN GROUPS AND ALGEBRAIC SURFACES. Transformation Groups 20, 327–334 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00031-014-9293-6
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