Complex Algebraic Surfaces

by Arnaud Beauville

Book Overview

Developed over more than a century, and still an active area of research today, the classification of algebraic surfaces is an intricate and fascinating branch of mathematics. In this book Professor Beauville gives a lucid and concise account of the subject, following the strategy of F. Enriques, but expressed simply in the language of modern topology and sheaf theory, so as to be accessible to any budding geometer. This volume is self contained and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521498422
• ISBN13: 9780521498425
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"