Etymology

Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem

Today it means: A result generalizing the classical Riemann-Roch theorem on Riemann surfaces to all complex algebraic varieties of higher dimensions. Full definition →

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Named after Friedrich Hirzebruch, Bernhard Riemann, and Gustav Roch.

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