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This article discusses some of the similarities/differences between the theory of differential operators on (a) a non-singular variety in characteristic zero (b) a non-singular variety in positive characteristic (c) a singular variety in characteristic zero.
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Smith, S.P. (1986). Differential operators on commutative algebras. In: van Oystaeyen, F.M.J. (eds) Ring Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1197. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0076323
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