Department of Mathematics
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Rings and Modules Seminar
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Clint Enns
umenns42@cc.umanitoba.ca
Department of Mathematics
University of Manitoba
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Abstract:
A cubic surface is a projective variety studied in algebraic geometry. In 1849, Salmon and Cayley published the Cayley-Salmon theorem which states that there are exactly 27 straight lines on a cubic surface. In my talk, I will show that every smooth cubic surface has exactly 27 lines on it. Furthermore, I will show the configuration of these lines. |