algcurves[genus] - The genus of an algebraic curve
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Calling Sequence
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genus(f, x, y, opt)
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Parameters
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f
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squarefree polynomial specifying an algebraic curve
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x, y
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variables
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(optional) a sequence of options
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Description
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The polynomial f must be squarefree and have degree at least 1, otherwise an error message follows. A complete irreducibility check is not performed, only a few partial tests.
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Examples
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Warning, negative genus so the curve is reducible
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This f is a polynomial of degree 10 having a maximal number of cusps according to the Plucker formulas. It was found by Rob Koelman. It has 26 cusps and no other singularities, hence the genus is (10-1)*(10-2)/2 - 26 = 10.
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