In
algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometry, geometrical problems. Classically, it studies zero of a function, zeros of multivariate polynomials; th ...
, a nodal surface is a surface in (usually
complex
Complex commonly refers to:
* Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe
** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
)
projective space
In mathematics, the concept of a projective space originated from the visual effect of perspective, where parallel lines seem to meet ''at infinity''. A projective space may thus be viewed as the extension of a Euclidean space, or, more generally ...
whose only singularities are
nodes. A major problem about them is to find the maximum number of nodes of a nodal surface of given degree.
The following table gives some known upper and lower bounds for the maximal number of nodes on a complex surface of given degree. In degree 7, 9, 11, and 13, the upper bound is given by , which is better than the one by .
See also
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Algebraic surface
In mathematics, an algebraic surface is an algebraic variety of dimension two. In the case of geometry over the field of complex numbers, an algebraic surface has complex dimension two (as a complex manifold, when it is non-singular) and so of di ...
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*{{citation , mr=3124329 , doi=10.1016/j.crma.2013.09.009 , last=Escudero , first=Juan García , title=On a family of complex algebraic surfaces of degree 3''n'' , journal=C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris , volume=351 , year=2013 , issue=17–18 , pages=699–702, arxiv=1302.6747
Singularity theory
Algebraic surfaces