Preface | |
Instructions to the Reader | |
Elementary Theory in C[superscript n] | |
Notation and Terminology | p. 1 |
Convergent Power Series | p. 6 |
Laurent Series | p. 17 |
Cauchy Theory | p. 23 |
Convexity in R[superscript n] | p. 35 |
Laurent Expansion in C[superscript n] | p. 48 |
Domains of Holomorphy | p. 55 |
A Theorem of Rado | p. 59 |
Comments on Totally Disconnected Fields | p. 65 |
Weierstrass Preparation Theorem | |
Weierstrass Preparation Theorem. Identity Theorem, Finite Ideal Bases and Unique Factorization in Power Series Rings. Implicit Function Theorem | p. 71 |
Continuity of Roots and Open Map Theorem | p. 90 |
Hensel's Lemma. Continuity of Algebroid Functions | p. 93 |
Complex Weierstrass Preparation Theorem | p. 100 |
Riemann Extension Theorem and Connectivity of Algebroid Hypersurface | p. 107 |
Oka Coherence | p. 117 |
Cartan Module Bases | p. 125 |
Review from Local Algebra | |
Depth, Height, and Dimension, Completions. Direct Sums Resultants and Discriminants | p. 141 |
Quotient Rings | p. 149 |
Integral Dependence and Finite Generation | p. 158 |
Henselian Rings | p. 173 |
Order and Rank in Local Rings. Regular Local Rings | p. 178 |
Another Proof that a Formal Power Series Rings in Noetherian | p. 184 |
Parameters in Power Series Rings | |
Parameters for Ideals | p. 189 |
Perfect Fields | p. 198 |
Regularity of Quotient Rings | p. 204 |
Translates of Ideals | p. 211 |
Dimension of an Intersection | p. 215 |
Algebraic Lemmas on Algebroid Functions | p. 223 |
Analytic Sets | |
The Language of Germs | p. 230 |
Decomposition of an Analytic Set Germ | p. 233 |
Ruckert-Weierstrass Parametrization of an Irreducible Analytic Set Germ | p. 246 |
Ruckert-Weierstrass Parametrization of an Irreducible Analytic Set Germ (Summary) | p. 264 |
Local Properties of Analytic Sets | p. 271 |
Connectivity Properties of Complex Analytic Sets | p. 289 |
Parametrization of a Pure Dimensional Analytic Set | p. 305 |
Normal Points of Complex Analytic Sets. Remarks on Algebraic Varieties | p. 323 |
Remmert-Stein-Thullen Theorem on Essential Singularities of Complex Analytic Sets. Theorem of Chow | p. 333 |
Topological Dimension | p. 346 |
Remarks on the Fundamental Group | p. 349 |
Language of Sheaves | |
Inductive Systems and Presheaves | p. 357 |
Sheaves | p. 369 |
Coherent Sheaves | p. 384 |
Analytic Spaces | |
Definitions | p. 394 |
Recapitulation of Properties of Analytic Spaces | p. 402 |
Invariance of Order and Rank | p. 424 |
Bimeromorphic Maps and Normalizations | p. 442 |
Bibliography | p. 471 |
Index of Notation | p. 475 |
Subject Index | p. 479 |
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