Intersection Theory

The notion of singularity is basic to mathematics. In algebraic geometry, the resolution of singularities by simple algebraic mappings is truly a fundamental problem. It has a complete solution in characteristic zero and partial solutions in arbitrary characteristic. The resolution of singularities in characteristic zero is a key result used in many subjects besides algebraic geometry, such as differential equations, dynamical systems, number theory, the theory of $\mathcal{D}$-modules, topology, and mathematical physics. This book is a rigorous, but instructional, look at resolutions. A simplified proof, based on canonical resolutions, is given for characteristic zero. There are several proofs given for resolution of curves and surfaces in characteristic zero and arbitrary characteristic. Besides explaining the tools needed for understanding resolutions, Cutkosky explains the history and ideas, providing valuable insight and intuition for the novice (or expert). There are many examples and exercises throughout the text Rational Equivalence.- Divisors.- Vector Bundles.- Cones and Segre Classes.- Deformations to the Normal Cone.- Intersection Products.- Intersection Multiplicites.- Intersections on Non-singular Varieties.- Excess and Residual Intersections.- Families of Algebraic Cycles.- Dynamic Intersections.- Positivity.- Rationality.- Degeneracy Loci and Grassmannians.- Riemann-Roch for Non-singular Varieties.- Correspondences.- Bivariant Intersections Theory.- Riemann-Roch for Singular Varieties.- Algebraic: Homological and Numerical Equivalence.- Generalizations