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Feb 2, 2023 at 19:11 vote accept Adam
Feb 1, 2023 at 14:42 answer added Zach Teitler timeline score: 2
Jan 31, 2023 at 18:23 comment added Zach Teitler (I can write that in an answer, but surely it's got a citeable reference in some book..? Does anyone know where it might be found?)
Jan 31, 2023 at 5:33 history edited Adam CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 31, 2023 at 5:19 comment added Zach Teitler Let $Z$ be an irreducible component of $X \cap Y$ and $p \in Z$. Say $\dim X = a$, $\dim Y = b$. By smoothness, $\dim T_p X = a$ and $\dim T_p Y = b$ as well. By transversality, $\dim T_p X \cap T_p Y = a+b-n$. On one hand, $T_p Z \subseteq T_p X \cap T_p Y$. So $\dim T_p Z \leq a+b-n$. On other hand, $\dim Z \geq a+b-n$ (math.stackexchange.com/questions/3418995/…). So $\dim T_p Z = \dim Z$. – Relaxing smoothness seems doubtful: the very simplest possible example is a counterexample as you described.
Jan 31, 2023 at 3:22 comment added Adam @StevenLandsburg Thanks, fixed now.
Jan 31, 2023 at 3:22 history edited Adam CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 31, 2023 at 3:09 comment added Steven Landsburg Presumably you mean $T_pX+T_pY$, not $T_pX\cup T_pY$, yes?
Jan 31, 2023 at 3:00 history edited Adam CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 30, 2023 at 23:50 history asked Adam CC BY-SA 4.0