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Global index of real polynomials

Algebraic Geometry 2024-10-30 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We develop two methods for expressing the global index of the gradient of a 2 variable polynomial function ff: in terms of the atypical fibres of ff, and in terms of the clusters of Milnor arcs at infinity. These allow us to derive upper bounds for the global index, in particular refining the one found by Durfee in terms of the degree of ff.

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@article{arxiv.2303.16496,
  title  = {Global index of real polynomials},
  author = {Gabriel E. Monsalve and Mihai Tibăr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.16496},
  year   = {2024}
}

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26p, 3 figures. References updated before publication