Inverse limits of automorphisms of truncated polynomials and applications related to Jacobian conjecture

Abstract

In this note, we investigate Jacobian conjecture through investigation of automorphisms of polynomial rings in characteristic $p$. Making use of the technique of inverse limits, we show that under Jacobian condition for a given homomorphism $\varphi$ of the polynomial ring $\mathbf{k}[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$, if $\varphi$ preserves the maximal ideals, then $\varphi$ is an automorphism.