Generalised Thurston-Bennequin invariants for real algebraic surface singularities

DOI10.1007/S00229-005-0549-2MaRDI QIDQ2487930zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ferit Öztürk

Publication date 17 August 2005

Published in Manuscripta Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0201057

zbMATH Keywords

isolated singularitiesLegendrian linklinking formreal algebraic surfaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Singularities in algebraic geometry (14B05) Singularities of surfaces or higher-dimensional varieties (14J17) Topology of real algebraic varieties (14P25) Symplectic and contact topology in high or arbitrary dimension (57R17)

Abstract: A generalised Thurston-Bennequin invariant for a Q-singularity of a real algebraic variety is defined as a linking form on the homologies of the real link of the singularity. The main goal of this paper is to present a method to calculate the linking form in terms of the very good resolution graph of a real normal unibranch surface singularity. For such singularities, the value of the linking form is the Thurston-Bennequin number of the real link of the singularity. As a special case of unibranch surface singularities, the behaviour of the linking form is investigated on the Brieskorn double points x^m+y^npm z^2=0.

Review text

The author suggests a new invariant for isolated real algebraic surface singularities, whose link is a \({\mathbb Q}\)-sphere (\({\mathbb Q}\)-singularities). Namely, the real link is considered as a Legendrian link, and the linking form is defined as rational-valued form on the first homology of the real link. In case of a connected real link (unibranch singularity), the new invariant reduces to the Thurston-Bennequin number. The linking form is calculated via suitable resolution graphs. An example of the Brieskorn double points \(x^m+y^n\pm z^2=0\) is treated in detail.

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