Algebraic Geometry (book)

Algebraic Geometry is an algebraic geometry textbook written by Robin Hartshorne and published by Springer-Verlag in 1977.^[1]

Algebraic Geometry

First edition
Author	Robin Hartshorne
Language	English
Subject	Algebraic geometry
Genre	Textbook
Published	1977

Importance

It was the first extended treatment of scheme theory written as a text intended to be accessible to graduate students, and is considered to be the standard reference.^[2][3]. This book was cited when Hartshorne was awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for mathematical exposition in 1979.

Contents

The first chapter, titled "Varieties", deals with the classical algebraic geometry of varieties over algebraically closed fields. This chapter uses many classical results in commutative algebra, including Hilbert's Nullstellensatz, with the books by Atiyah–Macdonald, Matsumura, and Zariski–Samuel as usual references. The second and the third chapters, "Schemes" and "Cohomology", form the technical heart of the book. The last two chapters, "Curves" and "Surfaces", respectively explore the geometry of 1- and 2-dimensional objects, using the tools developed in the chapters 2 and 3.