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A Symmetric Proof of the Riemann-Roch Theorem, and a New Form of the Unit Theorem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

S. Beatty
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Carleton College
N. D. Lane
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Carleton College
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Let F(z, u) denote

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where F1(z),… , Fn(z) are rational functions of z with complex coefficients. We shall speak of F (z, u) = 0 as the fundamental algebraic equation and shall adopt z as the independent variable and u as the dependent, except in § 4, where we use x and y instead of them, and where it is understood that x and y are connected birationally with z and u.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1952

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