не вполне математическое (англ.)

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Совместная статья супругов-алгебраических геометров. Не знал, что слова "душераздирающий" и "абстракт научной статьи" могут подходить друг к другу...

Surface singularities dominated by smooth varieties

Hélène Esnault, Eckart Viehweg

We give a version in characteristic $p>0$ of Mumford's theorem characterizing a smooth complex germ of surface $(X,x)$ by the triviality of the topological fundamental group of $U=X\setminus \{x\}$.
This note relies on discussions the authors had during the Christmas break 2009/10 in Ivry. They have been written down by Hélène in the night when Eckart died, as a despaired sign of love.