The Zariski-Lefschetz principle for higher homotopy groups of nongeneric pencils

Abstract

We prove a general Zariski-van Kampen-Lefschetz type theorem for higher homotopy groups of generic and nongeneric pencils on singular open complex spaces.

17 p.; based on the Newton Institute preprint NI01029, June 2001

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