A generalization of the first Plücker formula

The first Plücker formula from algebraic geometry gives the class of an algebraic curve in terms of the order and the singularities of the curve. Here a study is made of real, differentiable curves with a view to finding the corresponding result for such curves. The class of a point P with respect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sparling, George William
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41612