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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2018

Arthur Ogus
Arthur Ogus
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University of California, Berkeley
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The introduction explains the motivation, background, and some key examples of log geometry and introduces some of the new concepts in toric geometry to which it has led.It also provides a guide to each of the forthcoming chapters and suggests several paths that readers with different interests could follow.

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Lectures on Logarithmic Algebraic Geometry , pp. ix - xviii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Introduction
  • Arthur Ogus, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: Lectures on Logarithmic Algebraic Geometry
  • Online publication: 02 November 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316941614.001
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  • Introduction
  • Arthur Ogus, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: Lectures on Logarithmic Algebraic Geometry
  • Online publication: 02 November 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316941614.001
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  • Introduction
  • Arthur Ogus, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: Lectures on Logarithmic Algebraic Geometry
  • Online publication: 02 November 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316941614.001
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