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  2. Algebraic curve - Wikipedia

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    An algebraic curve in the Euclidean plane is the set of the points whose coordinates are the solutions of a bivariate polynomial equation p(x, y) = 0.This equation is often called the implicit equation of the curve, in contrast to the curves that are the graph of a function defining explicitly y as a function of x.

  3. Curve - Wikipedia

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    A space curve is a curve for which is at least three-dimensional; a skew curve is a space curve which lies in no plane. These definitions of plane, space and skew curves apply also to real algebraic curves , although the above definition of a curve does not apply (a real algebraic curve may be disconnected ).

  4. List of curves - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Algebraic curves. ... Download as PDF; ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles about curves used in different fields: mathematics ...

  5. Algebraic cycle - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, an algebraic cycle on an algebraic variety V is a formal linear combination of subvarieties of V. These are the part of the algebraic topology of V that is directly accessible by algebraic methods. Understanding the algebraic cycles on a variety can give profound insights into the structure of the variety.

  6. Algebraic variety - Wikipedia

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    The twisted cubic is a projective algebraic variety. Algebraic varieties are the central objects of study in algebraic geometry, a sub-field of mathematics. Classically, an algebraic variety is defined as the set of solutions of a system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers. Modern definitions generalize this concept in ...

  7. Arithmetic geometry - Wikipedia

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    The hyperelliptic curve defined by = (+) (+) has only finitely many rational points (such as the points (,) and (,)) by Faltings's theorem.. In mathematics, arithmetic geometry is roughly the application of techniques from algebraic geometry to problems in number theory. [1]

  8. Minimal model program - Wikipedia

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    Every irreducible complex algebraic curve is birational to a unique smooth projective curve, so the theory for curves is trivial. The case of surfaces was first investigated by the geometers of the Italian school around 1900; the contraction theorem of Guido Castelnuovo essentially describes the process of constructing a minimal model of any smooth projective surface.

  9. Plane curve - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a plane curve is a curve in a plane that may be a Euclidean plane, an affine plane or a projective plane. The most frequently studied cases are smooth plane curves (including piecewise smooth plane curves), and algebraic plane curves .