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On the Lojasiewicz exponent of the gradient of a polynomial function

Complex Variables 2009-09-25 v1

Abstract

Let h = \sum h_{\alpha \beta} X^\alpha Y^\beta be a polynomial with complex coefficients. The Lojasiewicz exponent of the gradient of h at infinity is the upper bound of the set of all real \lambda such that |grad h(x, y)| >= c|(x,y)|^\lambda in a neighbourhood of infinity in C^2, for c > 0. We estimate this quantity in terms of the Newton diagram of h. The equality is obtained in the nondegenerate case.

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@article{arxiv.math/9703224,
  title  = {On the Lojasiewicz exponent of the gradient of a polynomial function},
  author = {Andrzej Lenarcik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9703224},
  year   = {2009}
}
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