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Dense Fewnomials

Algebraic Geometry 2010-10-15 v1

Abstract

We derive new bounds of fewnomial type for the number of real solutions to systems of polynomials that have structure intermediate between fewnomials and generic (dense) polynomials. This uses a modified version of Gale duality for polynomial systems. We also use stratified Morse theory to bound the total Betti number of a hypersurface defined by such a dense fewnomial. These bounds contain and generalize previous bounds for ordinary fewnomials obtained by Bates, Bertrand, Bihan, and Sottile.

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@article{arxiv.1010.2962,
  title  = {Dense Fewnomials},
  author = {Korben Rusek and Jeanette Shakalli and Frank Sottile},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2962},
  year   = {2010}
}

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20 pages

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