Algebraic Transformation Groups and Algebraic Varieties: Proceedings of the conference Interesting Algebraic Varieties Arising in Algebraic Transformation Group Theory held at the Erwin Schrödinger Institute, Vienna, October 22–26, 2001Author: Vladimir L. Popov Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-642-05875-2 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-05652-3Table of Contents:Factoriality Of Certain Hypersurfaces Of P4 With Ordinary Double Points Boundedness For Low Codimensional Subvarieties Normality and Non Normality Of Certain Semigroups and Orbit Closures Deformation Rigidity Of the 20-dimensional F Severi—Brauer Varieties and Symmetric Powers Representation Theory and Projective Geometry Geometric Realization Of T-shaped Root Systems and Counterexamples To Hilbert’s Fourteenth Problem Self-dual Projective Algebraic Varieties Associated With Symmetric Spaces The Role Of Exotic Affine Spaces In the Classification Of Homogeneous Affine Varieties Hermitian Characteristics Of Nilpotent Elements Determinants of Projective Varieties and their Degrees, Includes bibliographical references, Ciliberto, Di Gennaro: Factoriality of Certain Hypersurfaces of P^4 with Ordinary Double Points -- Ciliberto, Di Gennaro: Boundness for Low Codimensional Subvarieties -- De Concini: Normality and Non-Normality of Certain Semigroups and Orbit Closures -- Landsberg, Manivel: Representation Theory and Projective Geometry -- Hwang, Mok: Deformation Rigidity of the 20-Dimensional F_4-Homogeneous Space Associated to a Short Root -- Mukai: Geometric Realization of T-Shaped Root Systems and Counterexamples to Hilbert's Fourteenth Problem -- Krashen, Saltman: Severi-Brauer Varieties and Symmetric Powers -- Popov, Tevelev: Self-Dual Algebraic Varieties and Nilpotent Orbits in Symmetric Pairs -- Snow: The Role of Exotic Affine Spaces in the Classification of Homogeneous Affine Varieties -- Tevelev: Hermitian Characteristics of Nilpotent Elements -- Zak: Determinants of Projective Varieties and their Degrees, The book covers topics in the theory of algebraic transformation groups and algebraic varieties which are very much at the frontier of mathematical research. The contributors are all internationally well-known specialists, and hence the book will have great appeal to researchers and graduate students in mathematics and mathematical physics, Description based on print version record