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Notes on Perverse Sheaves and Vanishing Cycles

Algebraic Geometry 2025-08-19 v13

Abstract

A working mathematician's summary of many results on the derived category, perverse sheaves, and vanishing cycles. This is the August 2025 version, with a completely revised section on vanishing cycles.

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@article{arxiv.math/9908107,
  title  = {Notes on Perverse Sheaves and Vanishing Cycles},
  author = {David B. Massey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9908107},
  year   = {2025}
}

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