Paper 1, Section II, I

Algebraic Geometry
Part II, 2021

Let kk be an algebraically closed field and let VAknV \subset \mathbb{A}_{k}^{n} be a non-empty affine variety. Show that VV is a finite union of irreducible subvarieties.

Let V1V_{1} and V2V_{2} be subvarieties of Akn\mathbb{A}_{k}^{n} given by the vanishing loci of ideals I1I_{1} and I2I_{2} respectively. Prove the following assertions.

(i) The variety V1V2V_{1} \cap V_{2} is equal to the vanishing locus of the ideal I1+I2I_{1}+I_{2}.

(ii) The variety V1V2V_{1} \cup V_{2} is equal to the vanishing locus of the ideal I1I2I_{1} \cap I_{2}.

Decompose the vanishing locus

V(X2+Y21,X2Z21)AC3\mathbb{V}\left(X^{2}+Y^{2}-1, X^{2}-Z^{2}-1\right) \subset \mathbb{A}_{\mathbb{C}}^{3}

into irreducible components.

Let VAk3V \subset \mathbb{A}_{k}^{3} be the union of the three coordinate axes. Let WW be the union of three distinct lines through the point (0,0)(0,0) in Ak2\mathbb{A}_{k}^{2}. Prove that WW is not isomorphic to VV.