Description
This book gives an introduction to algebraic functions and projective curves. It covers a wide range of material by dispensing with the machinery of algebraic geometry and proceeding directly via valuation theory to the main results on function fields. It also develops the theory of singular curves by studying maps to projective space, including topics such as Weierstrass points in characteristic p, and the Gorenstein relations for singularities of plane curves.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
201 pages
Language
English
Published
Oct 16, 2002
Publisher
Springer
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
0387954325
ISBN-13
9780387954325