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Title: Double spaces with isolated singularities

Journal Article · · Sbornik. Mathematics
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  1. Steklov Mathematical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

The non-rationality is proved for double covers of P{sup n} branched over a hypersurface F subset of P{sup n} of degree 2n>=8 with isolated singularities such that the multiplicity of each singular point of F does not exceed 2(n-2) and the projectivization of its tangent cone is smooth. Bibliography: 15 titles.

OSTI ID:
21096811
Journal Information:
Sbornik. Mathematics, Vol. 199, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/SM2008v199n02ABEH003920; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1064-5616
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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