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Let K be an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic p, and G be a linear algebraic group over K. We give a user friendly proof of Nagata's theorem that every finite-dimensional rational representation of G is completely reducible if and only if the connected component G0 is a torus and p does not divide the index (G : G0). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given two affine algebraic varieties X and Y such that X ×  ≅ Y × , it may happen that X and Y are not isomorphic. This is shown, for example, by so-called “Danielewski surfaces.” In this note, we give a simple construction of such varieties X, Y of an arbitrary dimension n > 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]