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The Newton polygon of a planar singular curve and its subdivision

Algebraic Geometry 2018-07-11 v7 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let a planar algebraic curve CC be defined over a valuation field by an equation F(x,y)=0F(x,y)=0. Valuations of the coefficients of FF define a subdivision of the Newton polygon Δ\Delta of the curve CC. If a given point pp is of multiplicity mm for CC, then the coefficients of FF are subject to certain linear constraints. These constraints can be visualized on the above subdivision of Δ\Delta. Namely, we find a distinguished collection of faces of the above subdivision, with total area at least 38m2\frac{3}{8}m^2. In a sense, the union of these faces in "the region of influence" of the singular point pp on the subdivision of Δ\Delta. Also, we discuss three different definitions of a tropical point of multiplicity mm.

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@article{arxiv.1306.4688,
  title  = {The Newton polygon of a planar singular curve and its subdivision},
  author = {Nikita Kalinin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.4688},
  year   = {2018}
}

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some typos corrected