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Noncommutative singularity theory

Year: 2026

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This is an expository article on the noncommutative singularity theory of power series in noncommuting variables, its motivation from deformation theory, and its applications to contractibility of curves and the classification of smooth 3-fold flops.

Source: EMS Press eBooks

DOI: 10.4171/9ecm/34

Authors: Gavin Brown, Michael Wemyss

Institutions: University of Warwick, University of Glasgow

Language: English

Topic: Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory

Subfield: Geometry and Topology

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Award: Enhancing Representation Theory, Noncommutative Algebra And Geometry Through Moduli, Stability And Deformations