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On the curvature of the real amoeba

Algebraic Geometry 2011-01-04 v1

Abstract

For a real smooth algebraic curve A(\mathhbbC)2A \subset (\mathhbb{C}^*)^2, the amoeba AR2\mathcal{A} \subset \mathbb{R}^2 is the image of AA under the map Log : (x,y)(logx,logy)(x,y) \mapsto (\log |x|, \log | y |). We describe an universal bound for the total curvature of the real amoeba ARA\mathcal{A}_{\mathbb{R} A} and we prove that this bound is reached if and only if the curve AA is a simple Harnack curve in the sense of Mikhalkin.

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@article{arxiv.1101.0095,
  title  = {On the curvature of the real amoeba},
  author = {Mikael Passare and Jean-Jacques Risler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0095},
  year   = {2011}
}