| A Scrapbook of Complex Curve Theory 1980 Edition Contributor(s): Clemens, C. Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1468470027 ISBN-13: 9781468470024 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Geometry - Algebraic |
| Dewey: 516.35 |
| Series: University Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book of "impressions" of a journey through the theory of com- plex algebraic curves. It is neither self-contained, balanced, nor particularly tightly organized. As with any notebook made on a journey, what appears is that which strikes the writer's fancy. Some topics appear because of their compelling intrinsic beauty. Others are left out because, for all their impor- tance, the traveler found them boring or was too dull or lazy to give them their due. Looking back at the end of the journey, one can see that a common theme in fact does emerge, as is so often the case; that theme is the theory of theta functions. In fact very much of the material in the book is prepara- tion for our study of the final topic, the so-called Schottky problem. More than once, in fact, we tear ourselves away from interesting topics leading elsewhere and return to our main route. |