On plane curves given by separated polynomials and their automorphisms
AbstractLet 𝓒 be a plane curve defined over the algebraic closure K of a finite prime field 𝔽p by a separated polynomial, that is 𝓒 : A(Y) = B(X), where A(Y) is an additive polynomial of degree pn and the degree m of B(X) is coprime with p. Plane curves given by separated polynomials are widely studied; however, their automorphism groups are not completely determined. In this paper we compute the full automorphism group of 𝓒 when m ≢ 1 mod pn and B(X) = Xm. Moreover, some sufficient conditions for the automorphism group of 𝓒 to imply that B(X) = Xm are provided. Also, the full automorphism group of the norm-trace curve 𝓒 : X(qr – 1)/(q–1) = Yqr–1 + Yqr–2 + … + Y is computed. Finally, these results are used to show that certain one-point AG codes have many automorphisms.