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We prove that, in characteristic zero, closed subgroups of the polynomial automorphisms group containing the affine group contain the whole tame group.
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EDO, E. CLOSED SUBGROUPS OF THE POLYNOMIAL AUTOMORPHISM GROUP CONTAINING THE AFFINE SUBGROUP. Transformation Groups 23, 71–74 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00031-016-9412-7
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