On linear deformations of Brieskorn singularities of two variables into generic maps (Q2396266)

The authors study linear deformations of Brieskorn polynomials in two complex variables \((z,w)\) of the following type: \(z^p+w^q+a\overline{z}+b\overline{w}\), where \(p,q\geq 2\) and \(a,b \in \mathbb C\). In particular, they prove that for parameters \(a\) and \(b\) generic enough the corresponding polynomial maps have only indefinite fold and cusp singularities. They also show that the number of cusps of such maps belongs to the interval \([(p+1)(q-1),(p-1)(q+1)]\), so that this number for a complex Morse singularity is equal to 3, etc. It should be noted that in a different setting the same numerical invariant was studied by \textit{G.-M. Greuel} [Manuscr. Math. 21, 227--241 (1977; Zbl 0359.32008)] for complex isolated hypersurface singularities.