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Is there a "minimal" Whitney stratification of a complex hypersurface?
Let $X\subset \mathbb C^n$ be a complex hypersurface (given by $F=0$ where $F$ is a polynomial). It is known then that $X$ admits a Whitney stratification. This is a decomposition of $X$ into smooth ...
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Embedded resolution of singularities
I'd like to check with my colleagues whether I have correctly understood "embedded resolution of singularities".
Let $X$ be a nonsingular projective variety over $\mathbf C$ and let $D$ be a "nice" ...