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Generic affine differential geometry of plane curves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Shyuichi Izumiya
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
Takasi Sano
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
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Abstract

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We study affine invariants of plane curves from the view point of the singularity theory of smooth functions

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1998

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