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Plane algebraic curves

By Gerd Fischer

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
2001
ISBN
0821821229, 9780821821220
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1502783 bytes)
Series
Student mathematical library, v. 15
Pages
247\247
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2013-05-29 16:00:00

Description

Introduction. -- Affine algebraic curves and their equations. -- The projective closure. -- Tangents and singularities. -- Polars and Hessian curves. -- The dual curve and the Plücker formulas. -- The ring of convergent power series. -- Parametrizing the branches of a curve by Puiseux series. -- Tangents and intersection multiplicities of germs of curves. -- The Riemann surface of an algebraic curve. -- Appendix 1. The resultant. -- Appendix 2. Covering maps. -- Appendix 3. The implicit function theorem. -- Appendix 4. The Newton polygon. -- Appendix 5. A numerical invariant of singularities of curves. -- Appendix 6. Harnack's inequality

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