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

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

Based on a series of graduate lectures, this book provides an introduction to algebraic geometric methods in the theory of complex linear differential equations

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