Divisorial contractions in dimension three which contract divisors to smooth points

Abstract

We deal with a divisorial contraction in dimension 3 which contracts its exceptional divisor to a smooth point. We prove that any such contraction can be obtained by a suitable weighted blow-up.

16 pages, the explanation of the Sarkisov program in 0. Introduction is corrected

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