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Cr\'onica de un contraejemplo

History and Overview 2026-01-13 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In the 1960s, John Nash proposed a method to resolve singularities. Five decades of encouraging results could not prevent an unexpected ending: the method does not work in general. In this note (written in Spanish), we tell the story of the rise and fall of the Nash blowup.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.06379,
  title  = {Cr\'onica de un contraejemplo},
  author = {Daniel Duarte},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.06379},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

This is a science communication note, in Spanish language

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