Hodge Theory and Complex Algebraic Geometry I: Volume 1

by Claire Voisin, Leila Schneps (Translator)

Overview

This is a modern introduction to Kaehlerian geometry and Hodge structure. Coverage begins with variables, complex manifolds, holomorphic vector bundles, sheaves and cohomology theory (with the latter being treated in a more theoretical way than is usual in geometry). The book culminates with the Hodge decomposition theorem. In between, the author proves the Kaehler identities, which leads to the hard Lefschetz theorem and the Hodge index theorem. The second part of the book investigates the meaning of these results in several directions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521802604
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/05/2002
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics , #76
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.22(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Claire Voisin is a Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, France

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Holomorphic functions of many variables; 2. Complex manifolds; 3. Kähler metrics; 4. Sheaves and cohomology; Part II. The Hodge Decomposition: 5. Harmonic forms and cohomology; 6. The case of Kähler manifolds; 7. Hodge structures and polarisations; 8. Holomorphic de Rham complexes and spectral sequences; Part III. Variations of Hodge Structure: 9. Families and deformations; 10. Variations of Hodge structure; Part IV. Cycles and Cycle Classes: 11. Hodge classes; 12. Deligne-Beilinson cohomology and the Abel-Jacobi map; Bibliography; Index.

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"...this book is going to become a very common reference in this field. ...useful for both a student trying to learn the subject as well as the researcher that can find a wealth of results in a clear and compact format. The exposition is very precise and the introduction that precedes each chapter helps the reader to focus on the main ideas in the text." Mathematical Reviews

"Mathematical rewards [await] those who invest their mathematical energies in this beautiful pair of volumes." Bulletin of the AMS

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"...this book is going to become a very common reference in this field. ...useful for both a student trying to learn the subject as well as the researcher that can find a wealth of results in a clear and compact format. The exposition is very precise and the introduction that precedes each chapter helps the reader to focus on the main ideas in the text." Mathematical Reviews

"Mathematical rewards [await] those who invest their mathematical energies in this beautiful pair of volumes." Bulletin of the AMS

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