The Resolution of Singular Algebraic Varieties

David Ellwood, David Ellwood

ISBN 10: 0821889826 / ISBN 13: 9780821889824

Published by American Mathematical Society, US, 2014

About this Item

Resolution of Singularities has long been considered as being a difficult to access area of mathematics. The more systematic and simpler proofs that have appeared in the last few years in zero characteristic now give us a much better understanding of singularities. They reveal the aesthetics of both the logical structure of the proof and the various methods used in it. The present volume is intended for readers who are not yet experts but always wondered about the intricacies of resolution. As such, it provides a gentle and quite comprehensive introduction to this amazing field. The book may tempt the reader to enter more deeply into a topic where many mysteries - especially the positive characteristic case - await to be disclosed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Resolution of Singular Algebraic Varieties
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society, US
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821889826
• ISBN 13: 9780821889824
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 17.78W x 2.54H x 25.4D centimeters 17.78 centimeters width by 2.54 centimeters height by 25.4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 620 grams

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Synopsis

Resolution of Singularities has long been considered as being a difficult to access area of mathematics. The more systematic and simpler proofs that have appeared in the last few years in zero characteristic now give us a much better understanding of singularities. They reveal the aesthetics of both the logical structure of the proof and the various methods used in it. The present volume is intended for readers who are not yet experts but always wondered about the intricacies of resolution. As such, it provides a gentle and quite comprehensive introduction to this amazing field. The book may tempt the reader to enter more deeply into a topic where many mysteries--especially the positive characteristic case--await to be disclosed. Titles in this series are co-published with the Clay Mathematics Institute (Cambridge, MA).

About the Author

David Ellwood, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.Herwig Hauser, Universtitat Wien, Vienna, Austria.Shigefumi Mori, RIMS, Kyoto University, Japan.Josef Schicho, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Linz, Austria.