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On local real algebraic geometry and applications to kinematics

Algebraic Geometry 2019-08-07 v2 Robotics Commutative Algebra

Abstract

We address the question of identifying non-smooth points in affine real algebraic varieties. A simple algebraic criterion will be formulated and proven. As an application we can answer several questions about the configuration spaces of some class of planar linkages.

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@article{arxiv.1907.12134,
  title  = {On local real algebraic geometry and applications to kinematics},
  author = {Marc Diesse},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.12134},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

additional section on higher dimensional algebraic sets