Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry

Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry
Author: Ernst Kunz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461459877

Originally published in 1985, this classic textbook is an English translation of Einführung in die kommutative Algebra und algebraische Geometrie. As part of the Modern Birkhäuser Classics series, the publisher is proud to make Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry available to a wider audience. Aimed at students who have taken a basic course in algebra, the goal of the text is to present important results concerning the representation of algebraic varieties as intersections of the least possible number of hypersurfaces and—a closely related problem—with the most economical generation of ideals in Noetherian rings. Along the way, one encounters many basic concepts of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry and proves many facts which can then serve as a basic stock for a deeper study of these subjects.

Commutative Algebra and its Interactions to Algebraic Geometry

Commutative Algebra and its Interactions to Algebraic Geometry
Author: Nguyen Tu CUONG
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018-08-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 331975565X

This book presents four lectures on recent research in commutative algebra and its applications to algebraic geometry. Aimed at researchers and graduate students with an advanced background in algebra, these lectures were given during the Commutative Algebra program held at the Vietnam Institute of Advanced Study in Mathematics in the winter semester 2013 -2014. The first lecture is on Weyl algebras (certain rings of differential operators) and their D-modules, relating non-commutative and commutative algebra to algebraic geometry and analysis in a very appealing way. The second lecture concerns local systems, their homological origin, and applications to the classification of Artinian Gorenstein rings and the computation of their invariants. The third lecture is on the representation type of projective varieties and the classification of arithmetically Cohen -Macaulay bundles and Ulrich bundles. Related topics such as moduli spaces of sheaves, liaison theory, minimal resolutions, and Hilbert schemes of points are also covered. The last lecture addresses a classical problem: how many equations are needed to define an algebraic variety set-theoretically? It systematically covers (and improves) recent results for the case of toric varieties.

Combinatorial Aspects of Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry

Combinatorial Aspects of Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry
Author: Gunnar Fløystad
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2011-05-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642194923

The Abel Symposium 2009 "Combinatorial aspects of Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry", held at Voss, Norway, featured talks by leading researchers in the field. This is the proceedings of the Symposium, presenting contributions on syzygies, tropical geometry, Boij-Söderberg theory, Schubert calculus, and quiver varieties. The volume also includes an introductory survey on binomial ideals with applications to hypergeometric series, combinatorial games and chemical reactions. The contributions pose interesting problems, and offer up-to-date research on some of the most active fields of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry with a combinatorial flavour.

Connections Between Algebra, Combinatorics, and Geometry

Connections Between Algebra, Combinatorics, and Geometry
Author: Susan M. Cooper
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2014-05-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1493906267

Commutative algebra, combinatorics, and algebraic geometry are thriving areas of mathematical research with a rich history of interaction. Connections Between Algebra and Geometry contains lecture notes, along with exercises and solutions, from the Workshop on Connections Between Algebra and Geometry held at the University of Regina from May 29-June 1, 2012. It also contains research and survey papers from academics invited to participate in the companion Special Session on Interactions Between Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra, which was part of the CMS Summer Meeting at the University of Regina held June 2–3, 2012, and the meeting Further Connections Between Algebra and Geometry, which was held at the North Dakota State University February 23, 2013. This volume highlights three mini-courses in the areas of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry: differential graded commutative algebra, secant varieties, and fat points and symbolic powers. It will serve as a useful resource for graduate students and researchers who wish to expand their knowledge of commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and the intricacies of their intersection.

Combinatorial Commutative Algebra

Combinatorial Commutative Algebra
Author: Ezra Miller
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2005-06-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780387237077

Recent developments are covered Contains over 100 figures and 250 exercises Includes complete proofs

Trends in Commutative Algebra

Trends in Commutative Algebra
Author: Luchezar L. Avramov
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2004-12-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521831954

This book describes the interaction of commutative algebra with other areas of mathematics, including algebraic geometry, group cohomology, and combinatorics.

Computational Commutative Algebra 1

Computational Commutative Algebra 1
Author: Martin Kreuzer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 354067733X

This introduction to polynomial rings, Gröbner bases and applications bridges the gap in the literature between theory and actual computation. It details numerous applications, covering fields as disparate as algebraic geometry and financial markets. To aid in a full understanding of these applications, more than 40 tutorials illustrate how the theory can be used. The book also includes many exercises, both theoretical and practical.

Algebraic Geometry

Algebraic Geometry
Author: Robin Hartshorne
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1475738498

An introduction to abstract algebraic geometry, with the only prerequisites being results from commutative algebra, which are stated as needed, and some elementary topology. More than 400 exercises distributed throughout the book offer specific examples as well as more specialised topics not treated in the main text, while three appendices present brief accounts of some areas of current research. This book can thus be used as textbook for an introductory course in algebraic geometry following a basic graduate course in algebra. Robin Hartshorne studied algebraic geometry with Oscar Zariski and David Mumford at Harvard, and with J.-P. Serre and A. Grothendieck in Paris. He is the author of "Residues and Duality", "Foundations of Projective Geometry", "Ample Subvarieties of Algebraic Varieties", and numerous research titles.

Undergraduate Algebraic Geometry

Undergraduate Algebraic Geometry
Author: Miles Reid
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1988-12-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521356626

Algebraic geometry is, essentially, the study of the solution of equations and occupies a central position in pure mathematics. This short and readable introduction to algebraic geometry will be ideal for all undergraduate mathematicians coming to the subject for the first time. With the minimum of prerequisites, Dr Reid introduces the reader to the basic concepts of algebraic geometry including: plane conics, cubics and the group law, affine and projective varieties, and non-singularity and dimension. He is at pains to stress the connections the subject has with commutative algebra as well as its relation to topology, differential geometry, and number theory. The book arises from an undergraduate course given at the University of Warwick and contains numerous examples and exercises illustrating the theory.

Undergraduate Commutative Algebra

Undergraduate Commutative Algebra
Author: Miles Reid
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1995-11-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521458894

Commutative algebra is at the crossroads of algebra, number theory and algebraic geometry. This textbook is affordable and clearly illustrated, and is intended for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students with some previous experience of rings and fields. Alongside standard algebraic notions such as generators of modules and the ascending chain condition, the book develops in detail the geometric view of a commutative ring as the ring of functions on a space. The starting point is the Nullstellensatz, which provides a close link between the geometry of a variety V and the algebra of its coordinate ring A=k[V]; however, many of the geometric ideas arising from varieties apply also to fairly general rings. The final chapter relates the material of the book to more advanced topics in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. It includes an account of some famous 'pathological' examples of Akizuki and Nagata, and a brief but thought-provoking essay on the changing position of abstract algebra in today's world.