\'{E}tale difference algebraic groups

Abstract

\'{E}tale difference algebraic groups are a difference analog of \'{e}tale algebraic groups. Our main result is a Jordan-H\"{o}lder type decomposition theorem for these groups. Roughly speaking, it shows that any \'{e}tale difference algebraic group can be build up from simple \'{e}tale algebraic groups and two finite \'{e}tale difference algebraic groups. The simple \'{e}tale algebraic groups occurring in this decomposition satisfy a certain uniqueness property.