Paper 3, Section II, F

Algebraic Geometry
Part II, 2015

(i) Let XX be an affine variety. Define the tangent space of XX at a point PP. Say what it means for the variety to be singular at PP.

(ii) Find the singularities of the surface in P3\mathbb{P}^{3} given by the equation

xyz+yzw+zwx+wxy=0.x y z+y z w+z w x+w x y=0 .

(iii) Consider C=Z(x2y3)A2C=Z\left(x^{2}-y^{3}\right) \subseteq \mathbb{A}^{2}. Let XA2X \rightarrow \mathbb{A}^{2} be the blowup of the origin. Compute the proper transform of CC in XX, and show it is non-singular.