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Topological complexity of the relative closure of a semi-Pfaffian couple

Algebraic Geometry 2009-08-26 v3 Logic

Abstract

Gabrielov introduced the notion of relative closure of a Pfaffian couple as an alternative construction of the o-minimal structure generated by Khovanskii's Pfaffian functions. In this paper, use the notion of format (or complexity) of a Pfaffian couple to derive explicit upper-bounds for the homology of its relative closure. Keywords: Pfaffian functions, fewnomials, o-minimal structures, Betti numbers.

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@article{arxiv.math/0409002,
  title  = {Topological complexity of the relative closure of a semi-Pfaffian couple},
  author = {Thierry Zell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0409002},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages, 1 figure. v3: Proofs and bounds have been slightly improved