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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Berlin / Heidelberg

ISBN-10354063293X

ISBN-139783540632931

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038408561

Product Key Features

Number of PagesX, 314 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRed Book of Varieties and Schemes : Includes the Michigan Lectures (1974) on Curves and Their Jacobians

Publication Year1999

SubjectGeometry / Algebraic

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics

AuthorDavid B. Mumford

SeriesLecture Notes in Mathematics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight36 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-039219

Reviews"This is the second edition of a famous and well-known introduction to algebraic geometry, written to show that the language of schemes is fundamentally geometrical and clearly expressing the intuition of algebraic geometry. ... This book can strongly be recommended to anybody interested in algebraic geometry and willing to learn about varieties and schemes and their main problems."EMS Newsletter, Vol. 37, Sept. 2000, "This is the second edition of a famous and well-known introduction to algebraic geometry, written to show that the language of schemes is fundamentally geometrical and clearly expressing the intuition of algebraic geometry. ... This book can strongly be recommended to anybody interested in algebraic geometry and willing to learn about varieties and schemes and their main problems." EMS Newsletter, Vol. 37, Sept. 2000

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume Number1358

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal510 s 516.3/5

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentVarieties.- Preschemes.- Local properties of schemes.- References.- Appendix: Curves and their Jacobians.- Survey of work on the Schottky problem up to 1996 (by Enrico Arbarello).- References.- Guide to the Literature and References (Curves and Their Jacobians).- Supplementary Bibliography on the Schottky Problem.

SynopsisMumford's famous "Red Book" gives a simple, readable account of the basic objects of algebraic geometry, preserving as much as possible their geometric flavor and integrating this with the tools of commutative algebra. It is aimed at graduates or mathematicians in other fields wishing to quickly learn aboutalgebraic geometry. This new edition includes an appendix that gives an overview of the theory of curves, their moduli spaces and their Jacobians -- one of the most exciting fields within algebraic geometry., Mumford's famous Red Book gives a simple readable account of the basic objects of algebraic geometry, preserving as much as possible their geometric flavor and integrating this with the tools of commutative algebra. It is aimed at graduate students or mathematicians in other fields wishing to learn quickly what algebraic geometry is all about. This new edition also includes an overview of the theory of curves, their moduli spaces and their Jacobians, one of the most exciting fields within algebraic geometry. The book is aimed at graduate students and professors seeking to learn i) the concept of "scheme" as part of their study of algebraic geometry and ii) an overview of moduli problems for curves and of the use of theta functions to study these.

LC Classification NumberQA564-609