On the resolution process of normal Gorenstein surface singularity with \(p_ a\leq 1\) (Q761510)

Zariski's canonical resolution (Z.C.R.) of a surface singularity (V,P) over \({\mathbb{C}}\) is the resolution obtained by the composition of blowing up a point followed by normalization. (V,P) is called absolutely isolated if all normalizations in Z.C.R. of (V,P) are trivial. Normal Gorenstein elliptic singularities (V,P) with this property are characterized in theorem 3 in terms of the minimal resolution of (V,P). Then the author describes conditions for normal surface singularities to satisfy ''arithmetic genus \(\leq 1''\), see theorems 4 and 9 for sufficient conditions and theorem 5 for the special case of \(mult_ pV=2.\) No details are given.