Characterization and Non-cancellation property of Danielewski type varieties

Abstract: Let $R$ be a factorial affine domain over a field $k$. In this paper we consider Danielewski and Double Danielewski type rings over $R$. We observe that these two families produce non-cancellative families of rings over $R$. When $k$ is a field of characteristic zero, we give characterisation for an affine variety to be isomorphic to a variety of Double Danielewski type. We further extend some characterization results of Danielewski type hypersurface rings containing fields of arbitrary characteristics.