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100			_aJanos Kollár,
245			_aBirational geometry of algebraic varieties
260			_aCambridge, U.K.: _bCambridge University Press, _c[c1998]
300			_a254 p
490			_aCambridge Tracts in Mathematics _v134
505			_a1 - Rational Curves and the Canonical Class 2 - Introduction to the Minimal Model Program 3 - Cone Theorems 4 - Surface Singularities of the Minimal Model Program 5 - Singularities of the Minimal Model Program 6 - Three-dimensional Flops 7 - Semi-stable Minimal Models
520			_aOne of the major discoveries of the last two decades of the twentieth century in algebraic geometry is the realization that the theory of minimal models of surfaces can be generalized to higher dimensional varieties. This generalization, called the minimal model program or Mori's program, has developed into a powerful tool with applications to diverse questions in algebraic geometry and beyond. This book provides the a comprehensive introduction to the circle of ideas developed around the program, the prerequisites being only a basic knowledge of algebraic geometry. It will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers working in algebraic geometry and related fields. --- summary provided by publisher
650			_aMathematics
650			_aGeometry and Topology
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