Classical Algebraic Geometry

Igor V. Dolgachev

ISBN 10: 1107017653 / ISBN 13: 9781107017658

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 2012

About this Item

Algebraic geometry has benefited enormously from the powerful general machinery developed in the latter half of the twentieth century. The cost has been that much of the research of previous generations is in a language unintelligible to modern workers, in particular, the rich legacy of classical algebraic geometry, such as plane algebraic curves of low degree, special algebraic surfaces, theta functions, Cremona transformations, the theory of apolarity and the geometry of lines in projective spaces. The author's contemporary approach makes this legacy accessible to modern algebraic geometers and to others who are interested in applying classical results. The vast bibliography of over 600 references is complemented by an array of exercises that extend or exemplify results given in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Classical Algebraic Geometry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107017653
• ISBN 13: 9781107017658
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1170 grams

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Synopsis

Algebraic geometry has benefited enormously from the powerful general machinery developed in the latter half of the twentieth century. The cost has been that much of the research of previous generations is in a language unintelligible to modern workers, in particular, the rich legacy of classical algebraic geometry, such as plane algebraic curves of low degree, special algebraic surfaces, theta functions, Cremona transformations, the theory of apolarity and the geometry of lines in projective spaces. The author's contemporary approach makes this legacy accessible to modern algebraic geometers and to others who are interested in applying classical results. The vast bibliography of over 600 references is complemented by an array of exercises that extend or exemplify results given in the book.

About the Author

Igor V. Dolgachev is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Michigan.