Lefschetz fibration

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A Lefschetz fibration is a smooth map from a higher-dimensional manifold to a lower-dimensional one whose singularities are modeled on complex Morse-type critical points, playing a central role in symplectic and complex geometry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fibration in topology ⓘ
mathematical concept ⓘ
structure in symplectic geometry ⓘ
appearsIn Donaldson’s existence theorem for Lefschetz pencils ⓘ
associatedInvariant monodromy representation ⓘ
canBeCompatibleWith complex structure ⓘ
symplectic form ⓘ
criticalValuesAreIsolated true ⓘ
encodes intersection form of 4-manifold ⓘ
topology of total space via monodromy ⓘ
field algebraic geometry ⓘ
complex geometry ⓘ
low-dimensional topology ⓘ
symplectic geometry ⓘ
generalizationOf Lefschetz pencil ⓘ
genericFiber smooth closed surface ⓘ
hasBase oriented surface ⓘ
hasCodomain smooth manifold ⓘ
hasCriticalPointsModeledOn complex Morse singularities ⓘ
nondegenerate complex quadratic forms ⓘ
hasDomain smooth manifold ⓘ
hasFiber oriented surface ⓘ
hasFiniteNumberOfCriticalPoints true ⓘ
hasIsolatedSingularities true ⓘ
hasKeyTool Picard–Lefschetz theory ⓘ
vanishing cycle techniques ⓘ
hasVanishingCycle simple closed curve in the fiber ⓘ
isSmoothMapAwayFromCriticalPoints true ⓘ
isSubmersionAwayFromCriticalPoints true ⓘ
localModelNearCriticalPoint (z1,…,zn) ↦ z1² + ⋯ + zn² ⓘ
monodromyAroundCriticalValue Dehn twist about vanishing cycle ⓘ
monodromyTakesValuesIn mapping class group of the fiber ⓘ
namedAfter Solomon Lefschetz ⓘ
relatedConcept Lefschetz pencil ⓘ
complex Lefschetz fibration ⓘ
symplectic Lefschetz fibration ⓘ
requires orientation on base and fiber ⓘ
singularFiber nodal surface ⓘ
singularFiberHas single transverse node ⓘ
studiedIn low-dimensional topology of 4-manifolds ⓘ
typicalBaseManifold 2-sphere ⓘ
higher-genus surface ⓘ
typicalCodomainDimension 2 ⓘ
typicalDomainDimension 4 ⓘ
usedIn Donaldson’s theory of symplectic Lefschetz pencils ⓘ
classification of symplectic 4-manifolds ⓘ
construction of symplectic 4-manifolds ⓘ
study of mapping class groups ⓘ

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Solomon Lefschetz → knownFor → Lefschetz fibration ⓘ
Dehn twist → usedIn → Picard–Lefschetz theory ⓘ
linked to: Lefschetz fibration
Solomon Lefschetz → notableFor → Lefschetz fibration ⓘ
subject linked to: Lefschetz
Lefschetz pencil → relatedTo → Lefschetz fibration ⓘ
Lefschetz pencil → hasGeneralization → Lefschetz fibration in symplectic geometry ⓘ
linked to: Lefschetz fibration
Dehn–Lickorish theorem → isUsedIn → theory of Lefschetz fibrations ⓘ
linked to: Lefschetz fibration
Picard–Lefschetz theory → studies → Lefschetz fibrations ⓘ
linked to: Lefschetz fibration