Chevalley's structure theorem

In algebraic geometry, Chevalley's structure theorem states that a smooth connected algebraic group over a perfect field has a unique normal smooth connected affine algebraic subgroup such that the quotient is an abelian variety. It was proved by Chevalley (though he had previously announced the result in 1953), , and . Over non-perfect fields there is still a smallest normal connected linear subgroup such that the quotient is an abelian variety, but the linear subgroup need not be smooth. A consequence of Chevalley's theorem is that any algebraic group over a field is quasi-projective.

Chevalley's structure theorem

In algebraic geometry, Chevalley's structure theorem states that a smooth connected algebraic group over a perfect field has a unique normal smooth connected affine algebraic subgroup such that the quotient is an abelian variety. It was proved by Chevalley (though he had previously announced the result in 1953), , and . Over non-perfect fields there is still a smallest normal connected linear subgroup such that the quotient is an abelian variety, but the linear subgroup need not be smooth. A consequence of Chevalley's theorem is that any algebraic group over a field is quasi-projective.