Modified Derksen invariant

Abstract

Modified Derksen invariant HD*(X) of an affine variety X is a subalgebra in K[X] generated by kernels of all locally nilpotent derivations of K[X] with slices. If there is a locally nilpotent derivation of K[X] with a slice then X is a product of Y and a line, where Y is an affine variety. We prove that there are three possibilities: A) HD*(X) = K[X]; B) HD*(X) is a proper infintely generated subalgebra; C) HD*(X) = \BK[Y]. We give examples for each case, and also provide sufficient conditions for the variety Y so that the variety X belongs to one of the type.