Today’s menu: Geometry and resolution of singular algebraic surfaces

Faber, E.; Hauser, H.

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Today’s menu: Geometry and resolution of singular algebraic surfaces
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The courses are Triviality, Tangency, Transversality, Symmetry, Simplicity, Singularity. These characteristic local plates serve as our invitation to algebraic surfaces and their resolution. Please take a seat.

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