1999/09/09 by Elizabeth Gasparim, Gasparim, Elizabeth, Pushan Majumdar +1
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math-ph/9909010
8 pages, 13 figs. This is an expository article primarily for physicists
arxiv created 1999/09/09 · openalex publication_date 1999/09/09 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This is an expository paper which presents the holomorphic classification of rational complex surfaces from a simple and intuitive point of view, which is not found in the literature. Our approach is to compare this classification with the topological classification of real surfaces.