Algebraic Geometry III: Complex Algebraic Varieties Algebraic Curves and Their Jacobians

by Igor R. Shafarevich (Editor), I. Rivin (Translator), V.S. Kulikov (Contributor)

This two-part EMS volume provides a succinct summary of complex algebraic geometry, coupled with a lucid introduction to the recent work on the interactions between the classical area of the geometry of complex algebraic curves and their Jacobian varieties. An excellent companion to the older classics on the subject.

278 pages, Hardcover

First published December 16, 1997

About the author

Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich is a Russian mathematician who has contributed to algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. He has written books and articles that criticize socialism and was an important dissident during the Soviet regime.