Maximal subgroups in the Cremona group

Abstract

We show that for any n≥5 there exist connected algebraic subgroups in the Cremona group Bir(Pn) that are not contained in any maximal connected algebraic subgroup. Our approach exploits the existence of stably rational, non-rational threefolds.

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