Bi-Lipschitz invariance of Newton polygons along gradient canyons
Abstract
We study bi-Lipschitz right-equivalence of holomorphic function germs via polar arcs and gradient canyons. For a polar arc we consider the Newton polygon of and define its augmentation by adjoining the point . We prove that the resulting augmented Newton polygon is constant along each gradient canyon of degree and is invariant under bi-Lipschitz right-equivalence. Moreover, its compact edges decompose into a topological part and a Lipschitz part: the latter encodes, through simple intercept relations, the second-level Henry-Parusi\'nski type invariants. As an application we introduce the polar multiplicity of a canyon and identify it with the horizontal length of the top edge of the augmented polygon, yielding a new discrete bi-Lipschitz invariant.
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@article{arxiv.2601.12897,
title = {Bi-Lipschitz invariance of Newton polygons along gradient canyons},
author = {Piotr Migus and Laurenţiu Păunescu and Mihai Tibăr},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12897},
year = {2026}
}