The Hochschild cohomology of an associative algebra records information about the deformations of that algebra, and hence the first step toward understanding its deformations is an examination of the Hochschild cohomology. In this dissertation, we use techniques from homological algebra, invariant theory, and combinatorics to analyze the Hochschild cohomology of skew group algebras arising from finite cyclic groups acting on polynomial rings over fields of arbitrary characteristic. These algebras are the natural semidirect product of the group ring with the polynomial ring. Many families of algebras arise as deformations of skew group algebras, such as symplectic reflection algebras and rational Cherednik algebras. We give an explicit description of the Hochschild cohomology governing graded deformations of skew group algebras for cyclic groups acting on polynomial rings. For skew group algebras, a description of the Hochschild cohomology is known in the nonmodular setting (i.e., when the characteristic of the field and the order of the group are coprime). However, in the modular setting (i.e., when the characteristic of the field divides the order of the group), much less is known, as techniques commonly used in the nonmodular setting are not available.

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: La théorie géométrique des invariants constitue un domaine central de la géométrie algébrique d'aujourd'hui : développée par Mumford au début des années soixante, elle a conduit à des progrès considérables dans l'étude des variétés projectives, notamment par la construction d'espaces de modules. Dans les vingt dernières années des interactions entre la théorie géométrique des invariants et la géométrie arithmétique -- plus précisément la théorie des hauteurs et la géométrie d'Arakelov -- ont été étudiés par divers auteurs (Burnol, Bost, Zhang, Soulé, Gasbarri, Chen). Dans cette thèse nous nous proposons d'un côté d'étudier de manière systématique la théorie géométrique des invariants dans le cadre de la géométrique d'Arakelov ; de l'autre de montrer que ces résultats permettent une nouvelle approche géométrique (distincte aussi de la méthode des pentes développée par Bost) aux résultats d'approximation diophantienne, tels que le Théorème de Roth et ses généralisations par Lang, Wirsing et Vojta. / Geometric invariant theory is a central subject in nowadays' algebraic geometry : developed by Mumford in the early sixties, it enhanced the knowledge of projective varieties through the construction of moduli spaces. During the last twenty years, interactions between geometric invariant theory and arithmetic geometric --- more precisely, height theory and Arakelov geometry --- have been exploited by several authors (Burnol, Bost, Zhang, Soulé, Gasbarri, Chen). In this thesis we firstly study in a systematic way how geometric invariant theory fits in the framework of Arakelov geometry; then we show that these results give a new geometric approach to questions in diophantine approximation, proving Roth's Theorem and its recent generalizations by Lang, Wirsing and Vojta.

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This thesis is devoted to creating a systematic way of determining all inequivalent orthogonal coordinate systems which separate the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for a given natural Hamiltonian defined on three-dimensional spaces of constant, non-zero curvature. To achieve this, we represent the problem with Killing tensors and employ the recently developed invariant theory of Killing tensors. Killing tensors on the model spaces of spherical and hyperbolic space enjoy a remarkably simple form; even more striking is the fact that their parameter tensors admit the same symmetries as the Riemann curvature tensor, and thus can be considered algebraic curvature tensors. Using this property to obtain invariants and covariants of Killing tensors, together with the web symmetries of the associated orthogonal coordinate webs, we establish an equivalence criterion for each space. In the case of three-dimensional spherical space, we demonstrate the surprising result that these webs can be distinguished purely by the symmetries of the web. In the case of three-dimensional hyperbolic space, we use a combination of web symmetries, invariants and covariants to achieve an equivalence criterion. To completely solve the equivalence problem in each case, we develop a method for determining the moving frame map for an arbitrary Killing tensor of the space. This is achieved by defining an algebraic Ricci tensor. Solutions to equivalence problems of Killing tensors are particularly useful in the areas of multiseparability and superintegrability. This is evidenced by our analysis of symmetric potentials defined on three-dimensional spherical and hyperbolic space. Using the most general Killing tensor of a symmetry subspace, we derive the most general potential “compatible” with this Killing tensor. As a further example, we introduce the notion of a joint invariant in the vector space of Killing tensors and use them to characterize a well-known superintegrable potential in the plane. xiii

Plusieurs lois de comportement mécaniques possèdent une formulation tensorielle, comme c'est le cas pour l'élasticité où intervient un espace de tenseurs d'ordre 4, noté Ela. La classification des matériaux élastiques passent par la nécessité de décrire l'espace des orbites ELA/SO(3). Plus généralement, on étudie la géométrie d'un espace de tenseurs sur $mathbb{R}^{3}$, via l'action du groupe O(3). Cette géométrie est caractérisée par ses classes d'isotropies, ou encore classes de symétries. Tout espace de tenseurs possède en effet un nombre fini de classes d'isotropies. Nous proposons alors une méthode originale et générale pour obtenir ces classes d'istropie. Nous avons ainsi pu obtenir pour la première fois les classes d'isotropie d'un espace de tenseurs d'ordre 8 intervenant en théorie de l'élasticité linéaire du second-gradient de la déformation.Pour une représentation réelle d'un groupe compact, l'algèbre des polynômes invariants sépare les orbites, d'où la recherche d'une famille génératrice minimale de cette algèbre. Pour cela, on exploitant le lien entre les espaces de tenseurs et les espaces de formes binaires. Nous avons ainsi repris et ré-interprété les approches effectives de cette théorie, développées par Gordan au 19ième siècle. Cette ré-interprétation nous a permis d'obtenir de nombreux résultats, dont une famille génératrice minimale d'invariants pour l'élasticité mais aussi pour la piézoélectricté. Nous avons pu retrouver d'une façon simple les séries de Gordan, ainsi que des relations plus récentes d'Abdesselam--Chipalkatti sur les transvectants de formes binaires. / Tensorial formulation of mechanical constitutive equations is a very important matter in continuum mechanics. For instance, the space of elastic tensors is a subspace of 4th order tensors with a natural SO(3) group action. More generaly, we have to study the geometry of a tensor space defined on $mathbb{R}^{3}$, under O(3) group action.To describe such a geometry, we first have to exhibit its isotropy classes, also named symetry classes. Indeed, each tensor space possesses a finite number of isotropy classes. In this present work, we propose an original method to obtain isotropy classes of a given tensor space. As an illustration of this new method, we get for the first time the isotropy classes of a 8th order tensor space occuring in second strain-gradient elasticity theory. In the case of a real representation of a compact group, invariant algebra seperates the orbits. This observation motivates the purpose to find a finite generating set of polynomial invariants. For that purpose, we make use of the link between tensor spaces and spaces of binary forms, which belongs to the classical invariant theory. We thus have to deal with SL(2,$mathbb{C}$) group action. To obtain new results, we have reformulated and reinterpreted effective approaches of Gordan's algorithm, developped during XIXth century. We then obtain for the first time a minimal generating family of elasticity tensor space, and a generating family of piezoelectricity tensor space. Using linear algebra arguments, we were also able to get important relations of classical invariant theory, such as the Gordan's series and the Abdesselam--Chipalkatti's quadratic relations on transvectants.

Rational Catalan combinatorics connects various Catalan numbers to the representation theory of rational Cherednik algebras for Coxeter and complex reflection groups. Lewis, Reiner, and Stanton seek a theory of rational Catalan combinatorics for the general linear group over a finite field. The finite general linear group is a modular reflection group that behaves like a finite Coxeter group. They conjecture a Hilbert series for a space of invariants under the action of this group using (q,t)-binomial coefficients. They consider the finite general linear group acting on the quotient of a polynomial ring by iterated powers of the irrelevant ideal under the Frobenius map. Often conjectures about reflection groups are solved by considering the local case of a group fixing one hyperplane and then extending via the theory of hyperplane arrangements to the full group. The Lewis, Reiner and Stanton conjecture had not previously been formulated for groups fixing a hyperplane. We formulate and prove their conjecture in this local case.

Neste trabalho, temos o objetivo de introduzir o Problema de Noether Clássico e sua versão não- comutativa introduzida por J. Alev e F. Dumas em [AD06]. Discutiremos os principais casos co- nhecidos nos quais os problemas têm solução positiva, observando um forte paralelo entre os casos comutativo e não-comutativo. Cobriremos os tópicos preliminares necessários para entendimento dos enunciados: álgebras de Weyl, anéis de operadores diferenciais, extensões de Ore, localização em domínios não-comutativos, e corpos de Weyl. No Capítulo 5 deste trabalho, o aluno apresenta duas contribuições originais, obtidas em colaboração com seu orientador V. Futorny e F. Eshmatov: o Teorema 5.5, que é um resultado folclórico sobre invariantes de ações livres de grupos finitos no anel de operadores diferenciais de variedades afins; e o Teorema 5.6, que até onde sabemos é iné- dito, sobre invariantes dos Corpos de Weyl sob a ação de grupos de pseudo-reflexão. Todo material algébrico preliminar para a demonstração destes dois teoremas é incluído no texto da dissertação: um básico de teoria de invariantes, vários resultados da teoria de grupos de pseudo-reflexão, alguns conceitos básicos de geometria algébrica e álgebra comutativa, e uma discussão detalhada do quo- ciente de variedades afins sob ação de grupos finitos. / In this work we aim to introduce the Classical Noether´s Problem, and its noncommutative version introduced by J. Alev and F. Dumas in [AD06]. We discuss the most well known cases of positive solution of these problems, pointing out a strong similarity between the cases of positive solution for the classical and noncommutative versions of the Problem. We cover the preliminary topics to understand the statement and solutions of these problems: Weyl algebras, differential operators rings, Ore extensions, noncommutative localization, and Weyl Skew-Fields. In the Chapter 5 of this dissertation, the student shows two original contributions, obtained in collaboration with his advisor V. Futorny and F. Eshmatov: Theorem 5.5, a result belonging to the folklore of the area of differential operators, describing its invariants under the free action of a finite group on an affine variety; and Theorem 5.6, about the invariants of the Weyl skew-fields under the action of pseudo-reflection groups. As far as we know, this result is new. All preliminary algebraic facts to prove these two facts are included in the body of this text. It includes some basic facts on invariant theory, many results about pseudo-reflection groups, some basic concepts of algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, and a detailed discussion of the quotient of an affine variety under the action of a finite group.

Na análise global e local de sistemas dinâmicos assumimos, em geral, que as equações estão numa forma normal. Em presença de simetrias, as equações e o domínio do problema são invariantes pelo grupo formado por estas simetrias; neste caso, o campo de vetores é equivariante pela ação deste grupo. Quando, além das simetrias, temos também ocorrência de anti-simetrias - ou reversibilidades - as equações e o domínio do problema são ainda invariantes pelo grupo formado pelo conjunto de todas as simetrias e anti-simetrias; neste caso, o campo de vetores é reversível-equivariante. Existem muitos modelos físicos onde simetrias e anti-simetrias aparecem naturalmente e cujo efeito pode ser estudado de uma forma sistemática através de teoria de representação de grupos de Lie. O primeiro passo deste processo é colocar a aplicação que modela tal sistema numa forma normal e isto é feito com a dedução a priori da forma geral dos campos de vetores. Esta forma geral depende de dois componentes: da base de Hilbert do anel das funções invariantes e dos geradores do módulo das aplicações reversíveis-equivariantes. Neste projeto, nos concentramos principalmente na aplicação de resultados recentes da literatura para a construção de uma lista de formas gerais de aplicações reversíveisequivariantes sob a ação de diferentes grupos. Além disso, adaptamos ferramentas algébricas da literatura existentes no contexto equivariante para o estudo sistemático de acoplamento de células idênticas no contexto reversível-equivariante / In the global and local analysis of dynamical systems, we assume, in general, that the equations are in a normal form. In presence of symmetries, the equations and the problem domain are invariant under the group formed by these symmetries; in that case, the vector field is equivariant by the action of this group. When, in addition to the symmetries, we have the occurrence of anti-symmetries - or reversibility - the equations and the problem domain are still invariant by the group formed by the set of all symmetries and anti-symmetries; in this case, the vector field is reversible-equivariant. There are many physical models where both symmetries and anti-symmetries occur naturally and whose effect can be studied in a systematic way through group representation theory. The first step of this process is to put the mapping that model the system in a normal form, and this is done with the deduction of the general form of the vector field. This general form depends on two components: the Hilbert basis of the invariant function ring and also the generators of the module of the revesible-equivariants. In this work, we mainly focus on the applications of recent results of the literature to build a list of general forms of reversible-equivariant mappings under the action of different groups. We also adapt algebraic tools of the existing literature in the equivariant context to the systematic study of coupling of identical cells in the reversible-equivariant context