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Dual varieties and nodal sections

Let $X$ be a(n even dimensional) smooth complex projective variety in $\mathbb{P}^N$, and let $X^{\vee}$ be its dual variety; up to an higher degree Veronese embedding of $X$, I assume that $X^{\vee}$ ...
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singularities of the dual variety of a surface

I am looking for a proof/reference of the following simple fact, which I think it holds true. Let $S\subset \mathbb{P}^n$ be a surface embedded by a very ample linear system. Then I know that the ...
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Grothendieck duality for resolution of singularities

I would like to know a reference for Grothendieck duality in a resolution of singularities. More precisely, let $Y$ be a normal, Gorenstein variety with finite quotient singularities, and suppose that ...
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