TY - BOOK AU - Takamura,Shigeru TI - Splitting deformations of degenerations of complex curves: towards the classification of atoms of degenerations, iii T2 - Lecture notes in mathematics) (V. 3 SN - 3540333630 U1 - 516 PY - 2006/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Springer KW - Algebra KW - Algebraic Geometry KW - Calculus & mathematical analysis KW - Mathematics & science KW - Mathematics KW - Science/Mathematics KW - Geometry - Algebraic KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Mathematics / Geometry / Algebraic KW - Mathematics / Mathematical Analysis KW - Courbes algâebriques KW - Curves, Algebraic N1 - The author develops a deformation theory for degenerations of complex curves; specifically, he treats deformations which induce splittings of the singular fiber of a degeneration. He constructs a deformation of the degeneration in such a way that a subdivisor is "barked" (peeled) off from the singular fiber. These "barking deformations" are related to deformations of surface singularities (in particular, cyclic quotient singularities) as well as the mapping class groups of Riemann surfaces (complex curves) via monodromies. Important applications, such as the classification of atomic degenerations, are also explained ER -