This book is an introduction to singularities for graduate students and researchers. It is said that algebraic geometry originated in the seventeenth century wi

The focus of this volume lies on singularity theory in algebraic geometry. It includes papers documenting recent and original developments and methods in subjec

This volume consists of ten articles which provide an in-depth and reader-friendly survey of some of the foundational aspects of singularity theory. Authored by

Singularity theory is a young, rapidly-growing topic with connections to algebraic geometry, complex analysis, commutative algebra, representations theory, Lie

An authoritative reference and the first comprehensive treatment of the singularities of the minimal model program.