The classification of algebraic surfaces by Castelnuovo and Enriques

DOI10.1007/BF03024833MaRDI QIDQ1286342zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jeremy Gray

Publication date 24 September 2000

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03024833

zbMATH Keywords

Castelnuovoclassification of algebraic surfacesEnriques

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of algebraic geometry (14-03) Families, moduli, classification: algebraic theory (14J10)

Review text

This is a historical presentation of one of the biggest contributions given by the Italian geometers: The classification of algebraic surfaces. It presents mainly the way that was followed by Castelnuovo and Enriques, culminating with the above mentioned classification.

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