《复几何导论(英文版)》内容简介：Complex geometry is a highly attractive branch of modern mathematics that has witnessed many years of active and successful research and that has recently obtained new impetus from physicists' interest in questions related to mirror symmetry. Due to its interactions with various other fields (differential, algebraic, and arithmetic geometry, but also string theory and conformal field theory), it has become an area with many facets. Also, there are a number of challenging open problems which contribute to the subject's attraction. The most famous among them is the Hodge conjecture, one of the seven one-million dollar millennium problems of the Clay Mathematics Institute. So, it seems likely t at this area will fascinate new generations for many years to come.

This extraordinary volume contains a large part of the mathematical correspondence between A. Grothendieck and J.-P. Serre. It forms a vivid introduction to the study of algebraic geometry during the years 1955-1965. During this period, algebraic geometry went through a remarkable transformation, and Grothendieck and Serre were among central figures in this process. In the book, the reader can follow the creation of some of the most important notions of modern mathematics, such assheaf cohomology, schemes, Riemann-Roch type theorems, algebraic fundamental group, motives, etc. The letters also reflect the mathematical and political atmosphere of this period (Bourbaki, Paris, Harvard, Princeton, war in Algeria, etc.). Also included are letters written between 1984 and 1987. Theletters are supplemented by J-P.Serre's notes, which give explanations, corrections, and references to further results. The book is a unique bilingual (French and English) volume. The original French text is supplemented here by the English translation, with French text printed on the left-hand pages and the corresponding English text printed on the right. The book also includes several facsimiles of original letters. The original French volume was edited by Pierre Colmez and J-P. Serre. TheEnglish translation for this volume was translated by Catriona Maclean and edited by J-P. Serre and Leila Schneps. The book should be useful to specialists in algebraic geometry, mathematical historians, and to all mathematicians who want to experience the unfolding of great mathematics.