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Computational algebra and algebraic curves

Tanush Shaska

I-AIMS paper 2003-4 · Published in SIGSAM Bull. 37 (2003), 117–124 · 2003

The development of computational techniques in the last decade has made possible to attack some classical problems of algebraic geometry. In this survey, we briefly describe some open problems related to algebraic curves which can be approached from a computational viewpoint.

MSC classes: Primary 14Q05; Secondary 68W30

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