Rationality problem of two-dimensional quasi-monomial group actions

Abstract

The rationality problem of two-dimensional purely quasi-monomial actions was solved completely by Hoshi, Kang and Kitayama [HKK]. As a generalization, we solve the rationality problem of two-dimensional quasi-monomial actions under the condition that the actions are defined within the base field. In order to prove the theorem, we give a brief review of the Severi-Brauer variety with some examples and rationality results. We also use a rationality criterion for conic bundles of $\mathbb{P}^1$ over non-closed fields.