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Arising from a summer school course, this book develops the modern theory of rational varieties at a level that will particularly suit graduate students. The authors have written a state-of-the-art treatment with numerous exercises and solutions to help students reach the stage where they can begin to tackle contemporary research.

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'… a beautiful and ample introduction to the interesting topic of rational and 'nearly rational' varieties and it will be a valuable reference for a wide audience.' Zentralblatt MATH

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Examples of rational varieties; 2. Cubic surfaces; 3. Rational surfaces; 4. Nonrationality and reduction modulo p; 5. The Noether-Fano method; 6. Singularities of pairs; 7. Solutions to exercises.

The Life of Bach Musical Lives

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 4/22/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521832076
      978-0521832076
      ISBN-10 0521832071
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Arising from a summer school course, this book develops the modern theory of rational varieties at a level that will particularly suit graduate students. The authors have written a state-of-the-art treatment with numerous exercises and solutions to help students reach the stage where they can begin to tackle contemporary research.

      Trade Review
      '… a beautiful and ample introduction to the interesting topic of rational and 'nearly rational' varieties and it will be a valuable reference for a wide audience.' Zentralblatt MATH

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Examples of rational varieties; 2. Cubic surfaces; 3. Rational surfaces; 4. Nonrationality and reduction modulo p; 5. The Noether-Fano method; 6. Singularities of pairs; 7. Solutions to exercises.

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