Blowing up a subvariety

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the algebraic-geometry subtree

Bl_Z(X) replaces Z ⊂ X by its projectivized normal cone ℙ(N_{Z/X}). Resolves singularities (Hironaka 1964 char 0); fundamental birational operation.

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