Algebraic Geometry

Algebraic geometry seems to have acquired the reputation of being esoteric, exclusive, and very abstract, with adherents who are secretly plotting to take over all the rest of mathematics. In one respect this last point is accurate. David Mumford

Sources for preprints and other electronic texts

• Preprints at arXiv.org The canonical place to get and post the latest research in math and physics.
• JSTOR The scholarly journal archive A large collection of important sources, but limited access without subscription.
• EMANI Electronic Mathematical Archiving Network Initiative Excellent free electronic source.
• Numdam Digitized versions of many older French journals and other sources.
• Göttingener DigitalisierungsZentrum Digitized versions of many older German journals and monographs, including classics like Gauss' Disquisitiones arithmeticae
• SPIRES HEP database High Energy Physics literature database.
• Grothendieck Circle The most complete source for material by and about Alexandre Grothendieck.
• Franz Lemmermeyer's list of online texts
• Alexandre Stefanov's list of free online texts

Lecture notes and videos

• MSRI lectures High quality streaming video of many lectures on a wide range of mathematical topics. PDF slides and notes also available.
• KITP Lectures Many lectures on video, audio, and podcast.
• ICTP Lecture note archive.

Other General Sites

• Situs Geometriae Algebraicae for answers to questions in algebraic geometry.
• European Algebraic Geometry Research Trainging Network (EAGER)
• John Baez's This Week's Finds in Mathematical Phyiscs has lots of interesting geometry.
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Conferences in Algebraic Geometry and Related Areas

• Ravi Vakil's List
• EAGER's list
• UTK's list of Geometry Conferences
• Workshops at MSRI (Not just geometry)
• The AMS List (Not just geometry)
• IAS/Park City Summer Mathematics Institute (Topics change every year)

Tropical Geometry

• BYU Tropical Mathematics Group

Algebraic Curves

• Projections of complex plane curves to real three-space.
• A Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves
• Overview of Algebraic Plane Curves (Geometry Center)
• Famous Curves Index (University of St. Andrews)

Algebraic Surfaces

• Stephan Endrass' Surf Program (for Visualization of Real Algebraic Geometry)

Algebraic Geometers and the Like

General sources

• International Mathematical Union Electronic World Directory of Mathematicians
• EAGER's list.
• AMS Combined Membership List.

Related Sites

• Number Theory Web
• K-Theory Archives
• C. Weibel's algebraic K-theory book

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