Daniel Murfat has a nice series of notes on various mathematical topics, mostly algebraic geometry.
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I guess the implicit reference in the name The Rising Sea is well known? It comes from Grothendieck (”la mer qui monte”), who was musing on the difference in approach to solving problems between Serre and himself. Serre being more direct and head-on, using a “hammer and chisel” to crack the nut, whereas Grothendieck would immerse the nut in water and let it soften over time so that it breaks open easily. This led to another image, of a “rising sea” of vast theory, as recounted for example here.
I guess the implicit reference in the name The Rising Sea is well known? It comes from Grothendieck (”la mer qui monte”), who was musing on the difference in approach to solving problems between Serre and himself. Serre being more direct and head-on, using a “hammer and chisel” to crack the nut, whereas Grothendieck would immerse the nut in water and let it soften over time so that it breaks open easily. This led to another image, of a “rising sea” of vast theory, as recounted for example here.
I actually had no idea where the name came from.