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Compact complex surfaces with no nonconstant meromorphic functions
Raymond O. Wells
In 1949 Siegel gave an example of a complex two-torus with no nonconstant meromorphic functions. In 1964 Kodaira showed that compact complex surfaces with no nonconstant meromorphi…
The geometry of manifolds and the perception of space
Raymond O. Wells
This essay discusses the development of key geometric ideas in the 19th century which led to the formulation of the concept of an abstract manifold (which was not necessarily tied…
Geometry in the Age of Enlightenment
Raymond O. Wells
This paper describes the evolution of aspects of differential and algebraic gometry from the mid 17th century till the end of the 18th century.
The Origins of Complex Geometry in the 19th Century
Raymond O. Wells
This paper gives an overview of several key innovations in the 19th century which led to complex geometry in the 20th century. This includes the creation of the complex plane, the…