Abstract
We show that using an idea from a paper by Van de Ven one may obtain a simple proof of Zak’s classification of smooth projective surfaces with zero vanishing cycles. This method of proof allows one to extend Zak’s theorem to the case of finite characteristic.
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04 July 2022
An Erratum to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-022-01407-w
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