Weierstrass point

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A point P on a nonsingular algebraic curve C defined over the complex numbers, such that there are more functions on C, with their poles restricted to P only, than would be predicted by the Riemann-Roch theorem.

Word forms

Weierstrass point Weierstrass points

Etymology

Named after Karl Weierstrass.

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