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Splitting Deformations of Degenerations of Complex Curves

Towards the Classification of Atoms of Degenerations, III
By:Shigeru Takamura
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9783540333630
eText ISBN:9783540333647
Edition:0
Copyright:2006
Format:Page Fidelity

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The author develops a deformation theory for degenerations of complex curves; specifically, he treats deformations which induce splittings of the singular fiber of a degeneration. He constructs a deformation of the degeneration in such a way that a subdivisor is "barked" (peeled) off from the singular fiber. These "barking deformations" are related to deformations of surface singularities (in particular, cyclic quotient singularities) as well as the mapping class groups of Riemann surfaces (complex curves) via monodromies. Important applications, such as the classification of atomic degenerations, are also explained.