Classical algebraic geometry : a modern view

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Classical algebraic geometry : a modern view

Igor V. Dolgachev

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 593-619) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Polarity
  • 2. Conics and quadrics
  • 3. Plane cubics
  • 4. Determinantal equations
  • 5. Theta characteristics
  • 6. Plane quartics
  • 7. Cremona transformations
  • 8. Del Pezzo surfaces
  • 9. Cubic surfaces
  • 10. Geometry of lines
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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  • NCID
    BB10037482
  • ISBN
    • 9781107017658
  • LCCN
    2012018486
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 639 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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