A Singular Mathematical Promenade
Geometric Topology
2017-08-24 v4 Algebraic Geometry
History and Overview
Abstract
This is neither an elementary introduction to singularity theory nor a specialized treatise containing many new theorems. The purpose of this little book is to invite the reader on a mathematical promenade. We pay a visit to Hipparchus, Newton and Gauss, but also to many contemporary mathematicians. We play with a bit of algebra, topology, geometry, complex analysis and computer science. Hopefully, some motivated undergraduates and some more advanced mathematicians will enjoy some of these panoramas.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1612.06373,
title = {A Singular Mathematical Promenade},
author = {Etienne Ghys},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.06373},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
300 pages, 500 figures