Introduction to Singularities and Deformations (Springer Monographs in Mathematics) - Softcover

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Gert-Martin Greuel: Born 1944, Studies of Mathematics and Physics at Univ. Göttingen and ETH Zürich, Diploma 1971, PhD 1973 (Göttingen) and Habilitation 1980 in Mathematics (Bonn), 1980–1981 Professor at Univ. Osnabrück (C3), 1981–2010 Professor Univ. Kaiserslautern (C4), 2010 – 2015 Distinguished Senior Professor at Univ. Kaiserslautern, 2015 Emeritus. 2002 – 2013 Director of Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2009 Dr.h.c. from Leibniz Univ. Hannover, 2011 Honorary Member of Real Sociedad Matemática Española, 2012 – 2015 Editor-in-Chief of Zentralblatt MATH (zbMATH), 2004 First Richard D. Jenks Prize for Excellence in Software Engineering to the Singular team, 2013 Media Prize Mathematik by Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung.

Christoph Lossen: Born in 1967, Study of mathematics and economical sciences at the University of Kaiserslautern, 1994 Diploma in Mathematics, 1998 PhD at the University of Kaiserslautern, 2002 State doctorate (Habilitation), 2002-2006 Assistant Professor (Hochschuldozent) at TU Kaiserslautern, since 2006 Administrative Director of the Department of Mathematics at TU Kaiserslautern (since 2023 University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)).

Eugenii I. Shustin: Born 1957, Studies of Mathematics at Leningrad State Univ. and Gorky State Univ., Ms. 1979, PhD 1984 (Leningrad). 1984-87 Assistant Prof. at Gorky Civil Eng. Inst., 1987-92 Associate Prof. Kuibyshev State Univ., 1992-96 Associate Prof. Tel Aviv Univ., 1996-now Full Prof. Tel Aviv University. 1990 Invited lecturer at ICM[1]90, Kyoto, 2002 Bessel Research Award from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2018-now The Bauer-Neuman Chair in Real and Complex Geometry.

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Singularity theory is a field of intensive study in modern mathematics with fascinating relations to algebraic geometry, complex analysis, commutative algebra, representation theory, theory of Lie groups, topology, dynamical systems, and many more, and with numerous applications in the natural and technical sciences.

This book presents the basic singularity theory of analytic spaces, including local deformation theory, and the theory of plane curve singularities. Plane curve singularities are a classical object of study, rich of ideas and applications, which still is in the center of current research and as such provides an ideal introduction to the general theory. Deformation theory is an important technique in many branches of contemporary algebraic geometry and complex analysis. This introductory text provides the general framework of the theory while still remaining concrete.

In the first part of the book the authors develop the relevant techniques, including the Weierstraß preparation theorem, the finite coherence theorem etc., and then treat isolated hypersurface singularities, notably the finite determinacy, classification of simple singularities and topological and analytic invariants. In local deformation theory, emphasis is laid on the issues of versality, obstructions, and equisingular deformations. The book moreover contains a new treatment of equisingular deformations of plane curve singularities including a proof for the smoothness of the mu-constant stratum which is based on deformations of the parameterization. Computational aspects of the theory are discussed as well. Three appendices, including basic facts from sheaf theory, commutative algebra, and formal deformation theory, make the reading self-contained.

The material, which can be found partly in other books and partly in research articles, is presented from a unified point of view for the first time. It is given with complete proofs, new in many cases. The book thuscan serve as source for special courses in singularity theory and local algebraic and analytic geometry.