On the essential dimension of unipotent algebraic groups

We give an upper bound for the essential dimension of a smooth unipotent algebraic group over an arbitrary field. We also show that over a field $k$ which is finitely generated over a perfect field, a smooth unipotent algebraic $k$-group is of essential dimension 0 if and only if it is $k$-split.

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