Singularities and Computer Algebra

A collection of articles giving overviews and open questions in singularities and their computational aspects.

Christoph Lossen (Edited by), Gerhard Pfister (Edited by)

9780521683098, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 6 April 2006

408 pages, 24 b/w illus. 24 tables
22.8 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.571 kg

This volume surveys important topics in singularity theory, with a particular focus on computational aspects of the subject. The contributors to this volume include R. O. Buchweitz, Y. A. Drozd, W. Ebeling, H. A. Hamm, Le D. T., I. Luengo, F.-O. Schreyer, E. Shustin, J. H. M. Steenbrink, D. van Straten, B. Teissier and J. Wahl. Together they describe the development of various areas of singularity theory over many years, and a range of open questions are discussed. Research workers in singularity theory, computer algebra or related subjects will find that this book contains a wealth of valuable information.

Preface
Invited lectures
List of participants
1. Aspects of Gert-Martin Greuel's mathematical work C. Lossen and G. Pfister
2. Exterior algebra methods for the construction of rational surfaces in the projective fourspace H. Abo and F.-O. Schreyer
3. Superisolated surface singularities E. Artal Bartolo, I. Luengo and A. Melle Hernandez
4. Linear free divisors and quiver representations R.-O. Buchweitz and D. Mond
5. Derived categories of modules and coherent sheaves Y. A. Drozd
6. Monodromy W. Ebeling
7. Algorithmic resolution of singularities A. Fruhbis-Kruger and G. Pfister
8. Newton polyhedra of descriminants: a computation E. Garci a Barroso and B. Teissier
9. Depth and differential forms H. A. Hamm
10. The geometry of the versal deformation L. D. Tráng
11. 21 years of SINGULAR experiments in mathematics C. Lossen and H. Schonemann
12. The patchworking construction in tropical enumerative geometry E. Shustin
13. Adjunction conditions for one-forms on surfaces in projective three-space J. H. M. Steenbrink
14. Sextic surfaces with ten triple points J. Stevens
15. Some problems on Lagrangian singularities D. van Straten
16. Topology, geometry, and equations of normal surface singularities J. Wahl.

Subject Areas: Algorithms & data structures [UMB], Topology [PBP], Geometry [PBM]