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Algebraic Geometry and K-Theory

Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics that uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometrical problems. It chiefly studies algebraic varieties, the geometric shapes that form the solution sets of systems of polynomial equations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Central Question
What geometric shape does the solution set of a system of polynomial equations form, and what can algebraic techniques reveal about that shape's intrinsic properties that geometry alone cannot? 1
Key Debate
Whether the classical style of algebraic geometry, studying varieties as concrete geometric loci of solutions over the complex numbers in the manner of the Italian school, or Grothendieck's scheme-theoretic reformulation, recasting varieties as functors of points over any commutative ring, is the right foundation for the subject. Grothendieck's schemes won out as the working foundation for research from the 1960s on, prized for their generality and their functorial precision, but the classical, more geometrically visualizable approach remains how the subject is usually first taught and pictured. 1
Classification
Pure or Applied
Pure Mathematics 1
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Source Alexander Grothendieck (Wikipedia)
Source Alexander-Hirschowitz theorem (Wikipedia)
Source Alfred Clebsch, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)
Source André Weil (Wikipedia)
Source MacTutor History of Mathematics: Bartel van der Waerden
Source Bass Conjecture, Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia: Beppo Levi
Source Wolfram MathWorld: Birkhoff's Theorem (General Relativity)
Source Wolfram MathWorld: Birkhoff's Theorem (General Relativity)
Source Bombieri-Lang conjecture (Wikipedia)
Source Wolfram MathWorld: Cayley-Bacharach Theorem
Source Dimension of an Algebraic Variety (Wikipedia)
Source MacTutor biography of Émile Picard, St Andrews
Source MacTutor biography of Enrico Bombieri, St Andrews
Source Fujita Conjecture, Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia: Gerd Faltings
Source Gino Fano (1871-1952), Biography, MacTutor History of Mathematics
Source Hasse's theorem on elliptic curves (Wikipedia)
Source Hilbert's syzygy theorem (Wikipedia)
Source Hodge index theorem, Wikipedia
Source Jacobian Variety (Wikipedia)
Source MacTutor biography of Jean-Pierre Serre, St Andrews
Source Local Zeta Function (Wikipedia)
Source Manin Conjecture (Wikipedia)
Source Nagata's Conjecture on Curves, Wikipedia
Source Nakai Conjecture, Wikipedia
Source Wolfram MathWorld: Newton's Theorem
Source Wikipedia: Nicholas Shepherd-Barron
Source Oscar Zariski (Wikipedia)
Source Ott-Heinrich Keller (MacTutor biography)
Source Parshin's Conjecture (Wikipedia)
Source Picard Group (Wikipedia)
Source Proj Construction (Wikipedia)
Source Riemann-Roch theorem (Wikipedia)
Source Section Conjecture (Wikipedia)
Source MacTutor biography of Serge Lang, St Andrews
Source Standard conjectures on algebraic cycles (Wikipedia)
Source Fujita Conjecture, Wikipedia
Source Wolfram MathWorld: Tate Conjecture
Source Tensor Field (Wikipedia)
Source Uniform Boundedness Conjecture for Rational Points (Wikipedia)
Source Virasoro Conjecture (Wikipedia)
Source Weil conjectures, Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia: Wei-Liang Chow
Source Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem - Wikipedia

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1. Algebraic Geometry (Wikipedia)
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    Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometrical problems.
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    Most remarkably, in the early 1960s, algebraic varieties were subsumed into Alexander Grothendieck's concept of a scheme.
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Alexander Grothendieck (Wikipedia)
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His research extended the scope of the field and added elements of commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory, and category theory to its foundations, while his so-called "relative" perspective led to revolutionary advances in many areas of pure mathematics.
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Standard conjectures on algebraic cycles (Wikipedia)
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the standard conjectures about algebraic cycles are several conjectures describing the relationship of algebraic cycles and Weil cohomology theories
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Manin Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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the Manin conjecture describes the conjectural distribution of rational points on an algebraic variety
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Bombieri-Lang conjecture (Wikipedia)
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the Bombieri-Lang conjecture is an unsolved problem conjectured by Enrico Bombieri and Serge Lang about the Zariski density of the set of rational points of an algebraic variety of general type
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Nakai Conjecture, Wikipedia
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the Nakai conjecture is an unproven characterization of smooth algebraic varieties
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Nagata's Conjecture on Curves, Wikipedia
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the Nagata conjecture on curves, named after Masayoshi Nagata, governs the minimal degree required for a plane algebraic curve to pass through a collection of very general points with prescribed multiplicities
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Uniform Boundedness Conjecture for Rational Points (Wikipedia)
Includes: Uniform Boundedness Conjecture for Rational Points, Lead sentence
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In arithmetic geometry, the uniform boundedness conjecture for rational points asserts
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Ott-Heinrich Keller (MacTutor biography)
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Ott-Heinrich Keller was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and topology.
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Masayoshi Nagata (MacTutor biography, mentioning Yosikazu Nakai)
Includes: Yoshikazu Nakai, Biography
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With Yosikazu Nakai, he published Algebraic geometry
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Fujita Conjecture, Wikipedia
  • Includes: Takao Fujita, Lead
    Fujita's conjecture is a problem in the theories of algebraic geometry and complex manifolds
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    jita's conjecture is a problem in the theories of algebraic geometry and complex manifolds.
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MacTutor History of Mathematics: Bartel van der Waerden
Includes: Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Biography text
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His work in algebraic geometry uses the ideal theory in polynomial rings
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Bass Conjecture, Wikipedia
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In mathematics, especially algebraic geometry, the Bass conjecture says that certain algebraic K-groups are supposed to be finitel
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Parshin's Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, more specifically in algebraic geometry, Parshin's conjecture (also referred to as the Beilinson-Parshin conjectur
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Dimension of an Algebraic Variety (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics and specifically in algebraic geometry, the dimension of an algebraic variety may be defined in various equivalent
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Proj Construction (Wikipedia)
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In algebraic geometry, Proj is a construction analogous to the spectrum-of-a-ring construction of affine schemes, which produces o
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Virasoro Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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Section Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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In anabelian geometry, a branch of algebraic geometry, the section conjecture gives a conjectural description of the splittings of
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Riemann-Roch theorem (Wikipedia)
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mathematics, specifically in complex analysis and algebraic geometry, for the computation of the dimension of the space of meromor
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André Weil (Wikipedia)
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algebraic geometry
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Oscar Zariski (Wikipedia)
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algebraic geometers
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Wikipedia: Gerd Faltings
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Gerd Faltings (German: [ɡɛʁt ˈfaltɪŋs] ; born 28 July 1954) is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry.
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Wikipedia: Wei-Liang Chow
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He was well known for his work in algebraic geometry. == Biography == Chow was a student in the US, graduating from the University of Chicago in 1931.
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Wikipedia: Beppo Levi
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He died on August 28, 1961, in Rosario, Argentina, and was buried in the Jewish cemetery there. == Mathematical contributions == His early work studied singularities on algebraic curves and surfaces.
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Wikipedia: Nicholas Shepherd-Barron
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Nicholas Ian Shepherd-Barron, FRS (born 17 March 1955), is a British mathematician working in algebraic geometry.
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Tensor Field (Wikipedia)
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Tensor fields are used in differential geometry, algebraic geometry, general relativity, in the analysis of stress and strain in material object, and in numerous applications in the physical sciences.
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Picard Group (Wikipedia)
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This construction is a global version of the construction of the divisor class group, or ideal class group, and is much used in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds.
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Weil conjectures, Wikipedia
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They led to a successful multi-decade program to prove them, in which many leading researchers developed the framework of modern algebraic geometry and number theory.
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Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem - Wikipedia
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The proof uses many techniques from algebraic geometry and number theory and has many ramifications in these branches of mathematics.
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Gino Fano (1871-1952), Biography, MacTutor History of Mathematics
Includes: Gino Fano, Biography
Quote, Includes: Gino Fano, Biography
whose work was mainly on projective and algebraic geometry
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Wolfram MathWorld: Newton's Theorem
Wolfram MathWorldIncludes: Newton's Theorem (Quadrilateral), Subject classifications
Quote, Includes: Newton's Theorem (Quadrilateral), Subject classifications
Algebra Algebraic Geometry
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Wolfram MathWorld: Tate Conjecture
Wolfram MathWorldIncludes: Tate Conjecture, Subject classifications
Quote, Includes: Tate Conjecture, Subject classifications
Algebra Algebraic Geometry
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Wolfram MathWorld: Cayley-Bacharach Theorem
Wolfram MathWorldIncludes: Cayley-Bacharach Theorem, Subject classifications
Quote, Includes: Cayley-Bacharach Theorem, Subject classifications
Algebra Algebraic Geometry
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Wolfram MathWorld: Birkhoff's Theorem (General Relativity)
Wolfram MathWorld
  • Includes: Birkhoff's Theorem (General Relativity), Subject classifications
    Algebra Algebraic Geometry
  • Includes: Birkhoff's Theorem (Electromagnetism), Subject classifications
    Algebra Algebraic Geometry
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Hilbert's syzygy theorem (Wikipedia)
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in invariant theory, and are at the basis of modern algebraic geometry. The two other theorems are Hilbert's basis theorem
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Hodge index theorem, Wikipedia
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In mathematics, the Hodge index theorem for an algebraic surface V determines the signature of the intersection
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Local Zeta Function (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Includes: Local Zeta Function, Lead section
where V is a non-singular n-dimensional projective algebraic variety over the field Fq with q elements and Nk is the
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Jacobian Variety (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, the Jacobian variety J(C) of a non-singular algebraic curve C of genus g is the moduli space of degree 0
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Hasse's theorem on elliptic curves (Wikipedia)
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Hasse's theorem on elliptic curves, also referred to as the Hasse bound, provides
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Alexander-Hirschowitz theorem (Wikipedia)
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shows that a specific collection of k double points in the projective space Pr will impose independent types of conditions
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MacTutor biography of Jean-Pierre Serre, St Andrews
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Jean-Pierre Serre is a French mathematician who has made important contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry, and algebraic number theory.
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MacTutor biography of Enrico Bombieri, St Andrews
Includes: Enrico Bombieri, Summary
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Enrico Bombieri is an Italian Fields medal winner, known for his work in analytic number theory, algebraic geometry, theory of several complex variables, minimal surfaces and the theory of finite groups.
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MacTutor biography of Serge Lang, St Andrews
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Quote, Includes: Serge Lang, Biography
Lang's mathematical research ranged over a wide range of topics such as algebraic geometry, Diophantine geometry
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MacTutor biography of Émile Picard, St Andrews
Includes: Émile Picard, Summary
Quote, Includes: Émile Picard, Summary
Émile Picard worked in algebraic geometry as well as elasticity, heat and electricity.
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Alfred Clebsch, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)
Includes: Alfred Clebsch, Summary
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Alfred Clebsch was a German mathematician worked on algebraic geometry and was a co-founder of Mathematische Annalen .
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