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Newton polygons and families of polynomials

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We consider a continuous family (fs)(f_s), s[0,1]s\in[0,1] of complex polynomials in two variables with isolated singularities, that are Newton non-degenerate. We suppose that the Euler characteristic of a generic fiber is constant (or equivalently the sum of the affine Milnor number and the Milnor number at infinity μ(s)+λ(s)\mu(s)+\lambda(s) is constant). We firstly prove that the set of critical values at infinity depends continuously on ss, and secondly that the degree of the fsf_s is constant (up to an algebraic automorphism of \Cc2\Cc^2).

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@article{arxiv.math/0305377,
  title  = {Newton polygons and families of polynomials},
  author = {Arnaud Bodin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0305377},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

12 pages, 8 figures. Final version, to appear in Manuscripta Mathematica