Resolution of singularities 1860--1999
History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of algebraic geometry (14-03) Singularities in algebraic geometry (14B05) Global theory and resolution of singularities (algebro-geometric aspects) (14E15) Singularities of curves, local rings (14H20) Singularities of surfaces or higher-dimensional varieties (14J17) Global theory of complex singularities; cohomological properties (32S20) Modifications; resolution of singularities (complex-analytic aspects) (32S45)
In the introduction to the article the author writes: ``This account shall serve as a quick guide to the historical development, the main contributors and the basic notions in the context of resolution of singularities. For detailed information we give references to the literature for each item. The presentation, which is necessarily subjective, does not claim completeness or utmost rigor. It shall merely help the reader to access the field and to find further sources. The article is very compressed and appears to be more a dictionary than an account of the history of the resolution of singularities. It is divided into several short sections: Main achievements; Some research problems; Contributors; Dictionary; Surveys; Miscellaneous; Selection of references before 1930; Selection of references after 1930. Wisely the author preempts much of the criticism that can be raised to his selection of material with remarks as ``We list a selections of \dots, ``The following list is far from complete \dots, ``For technical and human reasons not all relevant contributions could be included. It is clear that there is no hope of writing a complete overview of a vast area like resolutions of singularities. On the other hand it would have been nice to get a suggestion of how the selection of the material was made. Is it just a result of ``human limitations or is it a conscious choice? It would also be of use to have some comments on related topics, like the resolutions of special varieties, that may not be considered, by the experts, as belonging to the field proper. The author has succeeded in writing a short and concise guide to students, and experts from other parts of algebraic geometry. Resolutions of singularities is a vast area of mathematics that has contributed to the development of several parts of algebraic geometry and algebra. The present article will make it considerably easier to access the area, and is a real service to the mathematical community. Among the many useful items of the article is a list of problems that, although quite specialized, will inspire younger mathematicians to work in the area. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0932.00042].
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