Singular Points of Plane Curves by C T C Wall
Even the simplest singularities of planar curves, e.g. where the curve crosses itself, or where it forms a cusp, are best understood in terms of complex numbers. The full treatment uses techniques from algebra, algebraic geometry, complex analysis and topology and makes an attractive chapter of mathematics, which can be used as an introduction to any of these topics, or to singularity theory in higher dimensions. This book is designed as an introduction for graduate students and draws on the author's experience of teaching MSc courses; moreover, by synthesising different perspectives, he gives a novel view of the subject, and a number of new results.
'The text reflects the author's great expertise in the field in a masterly way.. His style of writing mathematics is ... motivating and highly inspiring. No doubt, this book will quickly become a widely used standard text on singularities of plane curves, and a valuable reference book, too.' Zentralblatt MATH
Wall, C. T. C.: - C. T. C. Wall is Emeritus Professor in the Division of Pure Mathematics at the University of Liverpool. During his career he has held positions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge and has been invited as a major speaker to numerous conferences in Europe, the USA and South America. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1969.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521547741 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521547741 |
| Title | Singular Points of Plane Curves |
| Author | C T C Wall |
| Series | London Mathematical Society Student Texts |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2004-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 382 |
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