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Journal of Algebraic Geometry

Journal of Algebraic Geometry

Online ISSN 1534-7486; Print ISSN 1056-3911

   
 
 

 

Toric singularities: Log-blow-ups and global resolutions


Author: Wiesława Nizioł
Journal: J. Algebraic Geom. 15 (2006), 1-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1056-3911-05-00409-1
Published electronically: June 27, 2005
MathSciNet review: 2177194
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Abstract: We prove that singularities of Kato’s log-regular schemes (a base-free analogue of toroidal embeddings) can be resolved globally by a log-blow-up. This is done by showing that the classical desingularization algorithms can be globalized and extended to log-schemes.


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Additional Information

Wiesława Nizioł
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, College of Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0090
Email: niziol@math.utah.edu

Received by editor(s): January 6, 2003
Received by editor(s) in revised form: February 10, 2005
Published electronically: June 27, 2005