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| | Math 428: Topics in Complex Analysis, Fall 98 |
 | | Weierstrass's work on the analytic continuation of holomorphic functions led Riemann to develop the notion of the Riemann surface as a natural domain for an algebraic function. |
 | | It is well-known that Riemann surface theory is not only a point of departure but even at the historical roots of a large part of mathematics, in particular, topology, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, algebraic number theory, and partial differential equations. |
 | | Cohn: sec.8.3#5,#6, sec.2.2#1,#2, and Prove: Any holomorphic function on a compact Riemann surface is constant. |
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