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A Scrapbook of Complex Curve Theory 1980 Edition
Contributor(s): Clemens, C. Herbert (Author)
ISBN: 1468470027     ISBN-13: 9781468470024
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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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
 
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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.