Oscar Zariski: Collected Papers, Volume 4 by Oscar Zariski - ISBN: 9780262519540
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Oscar Zariski has enriched mathematics, particularly in algebraic geometry and modern algebra, by numerous and fundamental papers. This volume is the first of four in which these papers are available in collected form.

Oscar Zariski: Collected Papers, Volume 4

Equisingularity on Algebraic Varieties

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    678 pages

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    26 September 1979

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Oscar Zariski, one of the most eminent mathematicians of our time, climaxed a distinguished career by receiving the National Medal of Science. He has enriched mathematics, particularly in algebraic geometry and modern algebra, by numerous and fundamental papers. This volume is the first of four in which these papers are available in collected form.By introducing ideas from abstract algebra into algebraic geometry, Zariski undertook to rewrite its foundations completely, taking an approach tha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262519540
ISBN-10:0262519542
Author:Oscar Zariski, J. Lipman, B. Teissier
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:678
Release Date:26 September 1979
Weight:1.54kg
Dimensions:254mm x 183mm x 38mm
Series:Oscar Zariski: Collected Papers, Volume 4
About The Author

Oscar Zariski

Biography of Oscar Zariski

Oscar Zariski (24.4.1899-4.7.1986) was born in Kobryn, Poland, and studied at the universities of Kiev and Rome. He held positions at Rome University, John Hopkins University, the University of Illinois and from 1947 at Harvard University.

Zariski’s main fields of activity were in algebraic geometry, algebra, algebraic function theory and topology. His most influential results bear on algebraic surfaces, the resolution of singularities and the foundations of algebraic geometry over arbitrary fields.

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