Geometry of the Plane Cremona Maps

This book provides a self-contained exposition of the theory of plane Cremona maps, reviewing the classical theory. The book updates, correctly proves and generalises a number of classical results by allowing any configuration of singularities for the bas

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Maria Alberich-Carramifiana

Geometry of the Plane Cremona Maps

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Author Maria Alberich-Carramifiana

Departamento d'Algebra i Geometria Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain

Gran Via de leg Corts 08007

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e-mail: [email protected]

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Geometry of, the plane cremona map / Maria Alberich-Carramifiana. Berlin; Heidelberg; New York; Barcelona; Hong Kong; London; Milan; Paris; Tokyo: Springer, 2002 (Lecture notes in mathematics ; 1769) -

ISBN 3-540-42816-X

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Subject Classification (2000).:14EO5,14EO7

ISSN 00754434 ISBN 3-540-42816-X

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Preface

The basic

by L. Cremona plane birational [14] (1863), [15] (1865), as plane Cremona maps. Other geometers soon brought

theory of plane birational

maps

maps

are

known

substantial additions. Historical r6sum6s To start

with,

let

was

first stated

and henceforth

in his two memoirs

us

explain

can

linear systems and clusters of points. To ]?21 _-., ]?22 we associate the linear system which is the inverse image

by!P

be found in

a

[34]

XVII and

[12].

Cremona maps,

plane given plane Cremona

the connection between

map 4i

(net) W in p21 without fixed part The net W, determines of the net of lines of P'. 2

there is a projectivitYU : ]?2 So the map 0 up to a projectivity of ]?2: 2 2 that u o it is equal to the map ]?22 --4 V, with V the projective space dual

W, which sends x E ]?2 to the hyperplane in W consisting of the divisors passing through x. Observe that a point x E ]?2 is fundamental for 0 (i.e., x to

belongs to the closed subset where!P cannot be defined as a morphism) if and only if x is a