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A cusp singularity with no Galois cover by a complete intersection

David E. Anderson

math.AGarXiv:math/0109112

Abstract

With an explicit example, we confirm a conjecture by Neumann and Wahl that there exist cusps with no Galois cover by a complete intersection. Some computational techniques are reviewed, and a method for deciding whether a given cusp has a complete intersection Galois cover is developed.

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