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This book is an introduction to the theory of complex manifolds and their deformations. Deformation of the complex structure of Riemann surfaces is an idea whic

Easily accessible Includes recent developments Assumes very little knowledge of differentiable manifolds and functional analysis Particular emphasis on topics r

Serves as an introduction to the Kodaira-Spencer theory of deformations of complex structures. Based on lectures given by Kunihiko Kodaira at Stanford Universit

This account of deformation theory in classical algebraic geometry over an algebraically closed field presents for the first time some results previously scatte