On automorphisms of blowups of ${\mathbb{P}}^3$

Abstract

Let $\pi :X\to {\mathbb{P}}^3$ be a finite composition of blowups along smooth centers. We show that for "almost all" of such $X$, if $f\in Aut(X)$ then its first and second dynamical degrees are the same. We also construct many examples of finite blowups $X\to {\mathbb{P}}^3$, whose automorphism group $Aut(X)$ has only finitely many connected components. We also present a heuristic argument showing that for a "generic" compact Kähler manifold $X$ of dimension $\ge 3$, the automorphism group $Aut(X)$ has only finitely many connected components.

21 pages. Examples on blowups of $P^2\times P1$ and $P^1\times P^1\times P^1$ included. Combined with recent results of Bayraktar and Cantat, the heuristic argument in the previous version proves a stronger conclusion: For a "generic" compact Kahler manifold $X$ of dimension at least 3, $Aut(X)$ has only finitely many connected components

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