Singular Points of Plane Curves

by C. T. C. Wall

Overview

This book has arisen from the author's successful course at Liverpool University. The text covers all the essentials in a style that is detailed and expertly written by one of the foremost researchers and teachers working in the field. Ideal for either course use or independent study, the volume guides students through the key concepts that will enable them to move on to more detailed study or research within the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521547741
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/15/2004
Series:	London Mathematical Society Student Texts , #63
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Puiseux' theorem; 3. Resolutions; 4. Contact of two branches; 5. Topology of the singularity link; 6. The Milnor fibration; 7. Projective curves and their duals; 8. Combinatorics on a resolution tree; 9. Decomposition of the link complement and the Milnor fibre; 10. The monodromy and the Seifert form; 11. Ideals and clusters; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'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

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