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Picard Group

Algebraic Geometry and K-Theory

In mathematics, the Picard group of a ringed space X, written Pic(X), is the group formed by the isomorphism classes of invertible sheaves, also called line bundles, on X, with tensor product serving as the group operation. It is a global analogue of constructions such as the divisor class group and the ideal class group, and it plays a central role in algebraic geometry and in the theory of complex manifolds, where it helps classify the line bundles that can exist on a given space. 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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