Complex Ball Quotients and Line Arrangements in the Projective Plane (MN-51)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Complex Ball Quotients and Line Arrangements in the Projective Plane (MN-51)
By (Author) Paula Tretkoff
Appendix by Hans-Christoph Im Hof
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
26th April 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
516.35
Physical Properties
Paperback
232
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
340g
Description
This book introduces the theory of complex surfaces through a comprehensive look at finite covers of the projective plane branched along line arrangements. Paula Tretkoff emphasizes those finite covers that are free quotients of the complex two-dimensional ball. Tretkoff also includes background on the classical Gauss hypergeometric function of one
Reviews
"A very welcome addition to the literature and is recommended for anyone interested in the theory under discussion."--Daniel Greb, MathSciNet
Author Bio
Paula Tretkoff is professor of mathematics at Texas A&M University and director of research in the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Universite de Lille 1, France.
