1980 | Christian Okonek, Michael Schneider, Heinz Spindler
The book "Vector Bundles on Complex Projective Spaces" by Christian Okonek, Michael Schneider, and Heinz Spindler is an introduction to the classification of holomorphic vector bundles over projective algebraic manifolds. The authors focus on the case of complex projective spaces, P^n, and use analytic geometry. The book is intended for students with basic knowledge of analytic and algebraic geometry, and it includes summaries of fundamental results from these fields. The authors based their work on a lecture course given in Göttingen in the winter semester 78/79, and this book is an extended and updated version of that course. The book is divided into two chapters, each containing several sections with paragraphs that describe the content of each section. The authors have included historical remarks, further results, and open problems in each section. The book includes a comprehensive list of literature on vector bundles over P, and it does not include works on the classification of holomorphic vector bundles over curves. The authors also mention the connection between holomorphic vector bundles and physics, and recommend reading the ENS-Séminaire of Douady and Verdier for more information. The book is also recommended for readers interested in the highly developed theory of holomorphic vector bundles over curves. The authors also thank R. M. Switzer for his help in translating the manuscript and for answering mathematical questions, and they thank Mrs. M. Schneider for typing the notes and H. Hoppe for assembling the index and inserting mathematical symbols. The book is divided into two chapters, with the first chapter focusing on holomorphic vector bundles and the geometry of P^n, and the second chapter focusing on stability and moduli spaces. The first chapter includes sections on basic definitions and theorems, the splitting of vector bundles, uniform bundles, examples of indecomposable bundles, and holomorphic 2-bundles. The second chapter includes sections on stable bundles, the splitting behavior of stable bundles, monads, and moduli of stable 2-bundles. The book concludes with a list of references and a bibliography.The book "Vector Bundles on Complex Projective Spaces" by Christian Okonek, Michael Schneider, and Heinz Spindler is an introduction to the classification of holomorphic vector bundles over projective algebraic manifolds. The authors focus on the case of complex projective spaces, P^n, and use analytic geometry. The book is intended for students with basic knowledge of analytic and algebraic geometry, and it includes summaries of fundamental results from these fields. The authors based their work on a lecture course given in Göttingen in the winter semester 78/79, and this book is an extended and updated version of that course. The book is divided into two chapters, each containing several sections with paragraphs that describe the content of each section. The authors have included historical remarks, further results, and open problems in each section. The book includes a comprehensive list of literature on vector bundles over P, and it does not include works on the classification of holomorphic vector bundles over curves. The authors also mention the connection between holomorphic vector bundles and physics, and recommend reading the ENS-Séminaire of Douady and Verdier for more information. The book is also recommended for readers interested in the highly developed theory of holomorphic vector bundles over curves. The authors also thank R. M. Switzer for his help in translating the manuscript and for answering mathematical questions, and they thank Mrs. M. Schneider for typing the notes and H. Hoppe for assembling the index and inserting mathematical symbols. The book is divided into two chapters, with the first chapter focusing on holomorphic vector bundles and the geometry of P^n, and the second chapter focusing on stability and moduli spaces. The first chapter includes sections on basic definitions and theorems, the splitting of vector bundles, uniform bundles, examples of indecomposable bundles, and holomorphic 2-bundles. The second chapter includes sections on stable bundles, the splitting behavior of stable bundles, monads, and moduli of stable 2-bundles. The book concludes with a list of references and a bibliography.