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Polynomials and vanishing cycles /

A systematic geometro-topological approach to vanishing cycles appearing in non-proper fibrations; contains the latest research findings.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tibăr, Mihai-Marius, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Series:Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; 170.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I Singularities at infinity of polynomial functions; 1 Regularity conditions at infinity; 2 Detecting atypical values via singularities at infinity; 3 Local and global fibrations; 4 Families of complex polynomials; 5 Topology of a family and contact structures; Part II The impact of global polar varieties; 6 Polar invariants and topology of affine varieties; 7 Relative polar curves and families of affine hypersurfaces; 8 Monodromy of polynomials; Part III Vanishing cycles of nongeneric pencils.