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Topological invariants of weighted homogeneous polynomials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Zbigniew Szafraniec
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Institute of Mathematics, University of Gdańsk, 80–952 Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 57, Poland
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Let ℝn → ℝ be a weighted homogeneous polynomial such that df(0) = 0, L = {xSn−1|f(x) = 0}, and let χ(L) be the Euler characteristic of L. The problem is how to calculate χ(L) in terms of f.

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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1991

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