Simultaneous resolution of singularities

Cutkosky, Steven

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-99-05191-6

Simultaneous resolution of singularities
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Abstract:

We prove a local theorem on simultaneous resolution of singularities, which is valid in all dimensions. This theorem is proven in dimension 2 (and in all characteristics) by Abhyankar in his book “Ramification theoretic methods in algebraic geometry” (1959).

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