Deformations of Surface Singularities

Deformations of Surface Singularities
Author: Andras Némethi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642391311

The present publication contains a special collection of research and review articles on deformations of surface singularities, that put together serve as an introductory survey of results and methods of the theory, as well as open problems and examples. The aim is to collect material that will help mathematicians already working or wishing to work in this area to deepen their insight and eliminate the technical barriers in this learning process. Additionally, we introduce some material which emphasizes the newly found relationship with the theory of Stein fillings and symplectic geometry. This links two main theories of mathematics: low dimensional topology and algebraic geometry.​ The theory of normal surface singularities is a distinguished part of analytic or algebraic geometry with several important results, its own technical machinery, and several open problems. Recently several connections were established with low dimensional topology, symplectic geometry and theory of Stein fillings. This created an intense mathematical activity with spectacular bridges between the two areas. The theory of deformation of singularities is the key object in these connections.

Deformations of singularities

Deformations of singularities
Author: Jan Stevens
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003
Genre: Deformations of singularities
ISBN: 9783540005605

Introduction to Singularities and Deformations

Introduction to Singularities and Deformations
Author: Gert-Martin Greuel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-02-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540284192

Singularity theory is a young, rapidly-growing topic with connections to algebraic geometry, complex analysis, commutative algebra, representations theory, Lie groups theory and topology, and many applications in the natural and technical sciences. This book presents the basic singularity theory of analytic spaces, including local deformation theory and the theory of plane curve singularities. It includes complete proofs.

Topics On Real And Complex Singularities

Topics On Real And Complex Singularities
Author: Satoshi Koike
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814596051

A phenomenon which appears in nature, or human behavior, can sometimes be explained by saying that a certain potential function is maximized, or minimized. For example, the Hamiltonian mechanics, soapy films, size of an atom, business management, etc. In mathematics, a point where a given function attains an extreme value is called a critical point, or a singular point. The purpose of singularity theory is to explore the properties of singular points of functions and mappings.This is a volume on the proceedings of the fourth Japanese-Australian Workshop on Real and Complex Singularities held in Kobe, Japan. It consists of 11 original articles on singularities. Readers will be introduced to some important new notions for characterizations of singularities and several interesting results are delivered. In addition, current approaches to classical topics and state-of-the-art effective computational methods of invariants of singularities are also presented. This volume will be useful not only to the singularity theory specialists but also to general mathematicians.

Singularities, Part 1

Singularities, Part 1
Author: Peter Orlik
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 704
Release: 1983
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821814508

On April 7-10, 1980, the American Mathematical Society sponsored a Symposium on the Mathematical Heritage of Henri Poincari, held at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. This title presents the written versions this Symposium. It contains two papers by invited speakers who were not able to attend, S S Chern and L Nirenberg.

Splitting Deformations of Degenerations of Complex Curves

Splitting Deformations of Degenerations of Complex Curves
Author: Shigeru Takamura
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2006-07-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540333630

The author develops a deformation theory for degenerations of complex curves; specifically, he treats deformations which induce splittings of the singular fiber of a degeneration. He constructs a deformation of the degeneration in such a way that a subdivisor is "barked" (peeled) off from the singular fiber. These "barking deformations" are related to deformations of surface singularities (in particular, cyclic quotient singularities) as well as the mapping class groups of Riemann surfaces (complex curves) via monodromies. Important applications, such as the classification of atomic degenerations, are also explained.

Singularities and Computer Algebra

Singularities and Computer Algebra
Author: Wolfram Decker
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2017-03-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319288296

This book arose from a conference on “Singularities and Computer Algebra” which was held at the Pfalz-Akademie Lambrecht in June 2015 in honor of Gert-Martin Greuel’s 70th birthday. This unique volume presents a collection of recent original research by some of the leading figures in singularity theory on a broad range of topics including topological and algebraic aspects, classification problems, deformation theory and resolution of singularities. At the same time, the articles highlight a variety of techniques, ranging from theoretical methods to practical tools from computer algebra.Greuel himself made major contributions to the development of both singularity theory and computer algebra. With Gerhard Pfister and Hans Schönemann, he developed the computer algebra system SINGULAR, which has since become the computational tool of choice for many singularity theorists.The book addresses researchers whose work involves singularity theory and computer algebra from the PhD to expert level.

Handbook of Geometry and Topology of Singularities IV

Handbook of Geometry and Topology of Singularities IV
Author: José Luis Cisneros-Molina
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3031319257

This is the fourth volume of the Handbook of Geometry and Topology of Singularities, a series that aims to provide an accessible account of the state of the art of the subject, its frontiers, and its interactions with other areas of research. This volume consists of twelve chapters which provide an in-depth and reader-friendly survey of various important aspects of singularity theory. Some of these complement topics previously explored in volumes I to III. Amongst the topics studied in this volume are the Nash blow up, the space of arcs in algebraic varieties, determinantal singularities, Lipschitz geometry, indices of vector fields and 1-forms, motivic characteristic classes, the Hilbert-Samuel multiplicity and comparison theorems that spring from the classical De Rham complex. Singularities are ubiquitous in mathematics and science in general. Singularity theory is a crucible where different types of mathematical problems interact, surprising connections are born and simple questions lead to ideas which resonate in other subjects. Authored by world experts, the various contributions deal with both classical material and modern developments, covering a wide range of topics which are linked to each other in fundamental ways. The book is addressed to graduate students and newcomers to the theory, as well as to specialists who can use it as a guidebook.