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Algebraic varieties

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rational function
ratio of polynomial functions
algebraic variety
mathematical object studied in the field of algebraic geometry
Zariski topology
coarse topology defined on algebraic varieties and schemes
local zeta function
function whose logarithmic derivative is a generating function for the number of solutions of a set of equations defined over a finite field
Lüroth's theorem
subfield of K(X) is isomorphic to K(X)
Noether normalization lemma
theorem
singular point of an algebraic variety
point of an algebraic variety without a defined tangent space
projective variety
algebraic variety defined within a projective space
transcendental extension
field extension that contains an element algebraically independent from the base field
Fano variety
type of algebraic variety
complex projective space
the space of lines in a complex vector space
toric variety
algebraic variety containing an algebraic torus as an open dense subset, such that the action of the torus on itself extends to the whole variety, which can be combinatorially encoded via systems of cones (“fans”) or polytopes
rational variety
algebraic variety over a field K birationally equivalent to a projective space of some dimension over K
Segre embedding
closed immersion from a product of projective spaces (of dimension m and n) to a projective space (of dimension mn+m+n)
Geometric genus
basic birational invariant
affine variety
algebraic variety defined within an affine space
regular map
function between varieties that is given locally by polynomials
function field of an algebraic variety
the field of ratios of polynomial functions on a variety
complete variety
type of algebraic variety
canonical bundle
the top exterior power of the cotangent bundle of a nonsingular algebraic variety
cubic form
homogeneous polynomial of degree 3