Timeline for What does the 'V' in 'V-manifold' stand for?
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| Dec 2, 2022 at 14:18 | comment | added | Matematiflo | According to a colleague who asked Satake about it, the V in 'V-manifold' stands for the German word 'Verzweigung', which means ramification. But just in case I am wrong, I will refrain from naming that colleague here :-) | |
| May 25, 2012 at 7:32 | comment | added | S. Carnahan♦ | Someone at Berkeley should ask Satake. | |
| May 25, 2012 at 7:02 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| May 25, 2012 at 4:17 | answer | added | Misha | timeline score: 8 | |
| May 25, 2012 at 3:49 | comment | added | user14166 | 'Virtual' could be right, but I don't see what's so 'Virtual' about V-manifolds. Igor, do you have any further evidence for the cone-point interpretation? | |
| May 25, 2012 at 3:33 | comment | added | temp | Could it be "virtual"? | |
| May 25, 2012 at 3:24 | comment | added | Igor Rivin | Yes, V represents a cone-point. | |
| May 25, 2012 at 3:05 | history | asked | user14166 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |