On variance of exponents for isolated surface singularities with modality ≤ 2 In Memory of Professor Philip Wagreich

Using the theory of the mixed Hodge structure one can define a notion of exponents of a singularity.In 2000,Hertling proposed a conjecture about the variance of the exponents of a singularity.Here,we prove that the Hertling conjecture is true for isolated surface singularities with modality ≤ 2.