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By the quantization condition compact quantizable Kähler manifolds can be embedded into projective space. In this way they become projective varieties. The quantum Hilbert space of the Berezin-Toeplitz quantization (and of the geometric quantization) is the projective coordinate ring of the embedded manifold. This allows for generalization to the case of singular varieties. The set-up is explained in the first part of the contribution. The second part of the contribution is of tutorial nature. Necessary notions, concepts, and results of algebraic geometry appearing in this approach to quantization are explained. In particular, the notions of projective varieties, embeddings, singularities, and quotients appearing in geometric invariant theory are recalled.
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Schlichenmaier, M. (2001). Singular projective varieties and quantization. In: Landsman, N.P., Pflaum, M., Schlichenmaier, M. (eds) Quantization of Singular Symplectic Quotients. Progress in Mathematics, vol 198. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8364-1_10
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