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The Lie algebra of polynomial vector fields and the Jacobian conjecture

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The Jacobian conjecture for polynomial maps ϕ:Kn→Kn is shown to be equivalent to a certain Lie algebra theoretic property of the Lie algebra\(\mathbb{D}\) of formal vector fields inn variables. To be precise, let\(\mathbb{D}_0 \) be the unique subalgebra of codimensionn (consisting of the singular vector fields),H a Cartan subalgebra of\(\mathbb{D}_0 \),Hλ the root spaces corresponding to linear forms λ onH and\(A = \oplus _{\lambda \in {\rm H}^ * } H_\lambda \). Then every polynomial map ϕ:Kn→Kn with invertible Jacobian matrix is an automorphism if and only if every automorphism Φ of\(\mathbb{D}\) with Φ(A)\( \subseteq A\) satisfies Φ(A)=A.