Which are the simplest algebraic varieties?

Kollár, János

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-01-00917-X

Which are the simplest algebraic varieties?

Author: János Kollár
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 38 (2001), 409-433
MSC (2000): Primary 14-01, 14E08, 14E30, 14G05, 14J26, 14P25; Secondary 11D25, 11G35, 30F10, 57N10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-01-00917-X
Published electronically: June 12, 2001
MathSciNet review: 1848255
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This paper is a slightly revised version of the notes prepared in connection with the AMS Colloquium Lectures delivered in New Orleans, January 2001.

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