{
  "id": "1412.1483",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2014-12-03T21:00:42.000Z",
  "updated": "2014-12-03T21:00:42.000Z",
  "title": "On the fundamental groups of normal varieties",
  "authors": [
    "Donu Arapura",
    "Alexandru Dimca",
    "Richard Hain"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "math.AG",
    "math.AT"
  ],
  "abstract": "We show that the fundamental groups of normal complex algebraic varieties share many properties of the fundamental groups of smooth varieties. The jump loci of rank one local systems on a normal variety are related to the jump loci of a resolution and of a smoothing of this variety.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2014-12-03T21:00:42.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "fundamental groups",
      "normal variety",
      "normal complex algebraic varieties share",
      "jump loci",
      "smooth varieties"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2014arXiv1412.1483A"
    }
  }
}