Publication Date:
2014-11-20
Description:
The classification and the geometry of corank 1 map germs f :(C 2 , 0)-〉(C 3 , 0) have been studied by David Mond. Normal forms of such maps f ( x , y )=( x , p ( x , y ), q ( x , y )) suggest, at least in some cases, that they could be seen as 1-parameter unfoldings of the plane curves x ( y )=( p ( x , y ), q ( x , y )). If a certain genericity condition is satisfied, then the transverse slice curve 0 contains information on the geometry of f . We introduce invariants C , J , T related to the Reidemeister moves (codimension 1 transitions) that appear in a stable perturbation of 0 . We compare them with Mond's invariants of f and obtain interesting geometric results. For instance, f is finitely determined if and only if C , J , T 〈 and given a 1-parameter family f t , it is Whitney equisingular if and only if the three invariants are independent of t .
Print ISSN:
0033-5606
Electronic ISSN:
1464-3847
Topics:
Mathematics
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