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Efficient resolution of singularities of plane curves

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Foundation of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 1994)

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We give a new algorithm for resolving singularities of plane curves. The algorithm is polynomial time in the bit complexity model, does not require factorization, and works over (ℚ) or finite fields.

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Kozen, D. (1994). Efficient resolution of singularities of plane curves. In: Thiagarajan, P.S. (eds) Foundation of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science. FSTTCS 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 880. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58715-2_109

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