{"product_id":"kummers-quartic-surface-paperback-9780521397902","title":"Kummer's Quartic Surface (Paperback) 9780521397902","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKummer's Quartic Surface\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. W. H. Hudson (Author), W. Barth (Foreword by), H. F. Baker (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521397902, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 October 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This famous book is a prototype for the possibility of explaining and exploring a many-faceted topic of research, without focussing on general definitions, formal techniques, or even fancy machinery.  In this regard, the book still stands as a highly recommendable, unparalleled introduction to Kummer surfaces, as a permanent source of inspiration and, last but not least. as an everlasting symbol of mathematical culture.\"   Werner Kleinert, Mathematical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe theory of surfaces has reached a certain stage of completeness and major efforts concentrate on solving concrete questions rather than developing further the formal theory. Many of these questions are touched upon in this classic volume: such as the classification of quartic surfaces, the description of moduli spaces for abelian surfaces, and the automorphism group of a Kummer surface. First printed in 1905 after the untimely death of the author, this work has stood for most of this century as one of the classic reference works in geometry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Kummer's configuration\u003cbr\u003e 2. The quartic surface\u003cbr\u003e 3. The orthogonal matrix of linear forms\u003cbr\u003e 4. Line geometry\u003cbr\u003e 5. The quadratic complex and congruence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Plucker's complex surface\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sets of nodes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Equations of Kummer's surface\u003cbr\u003e 9. Special forms of Kummer's surface\u003cbr\u003e 10. The wave surface\u003cbr\u003e 11. Reality and topology\u003cbr\u003e 12. Geometry of four dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Algebraic curves on the surface\u003cbr\u003e 14. Curves of different orders\u003cbr\u003e 15. Weddle's surface\u003cbr\u003e 16. Theta functions\u003cbr\u003e 17. Applications of Abel's theorem\u003cbr\u003e18. Singular Kummer surfaces\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Plate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geometry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geometry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geometry%20%5BPBM%5D%22\"\u003ePBM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007229841688,"sku":"9780521397902","price":47.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521397902i_2dcd22b9-339e-4172-92c5-724fc804fbe0.jpg?v=1691381085","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kummers-quartic-surface-paperback-9780521397902","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}