Complex algebraic plane curves via Poincaré-Hopf formula. III: Codimension bounds (Q1025734)

This paper is a continuation of other works of the authors [see e.g. the first part, Pac. J. Math. 229, No. 2, 307--338 (2007; Zbl 1153.14026)]; the results concern affine plane rational curves: the authors give some estimate for the sum of codimensions of their singularities; they generalize in particular a bound by \textit{S. Yu. Orevkov} [Math. Ann. 324, No. 4, 657--673 (2002; Zbl 1014.14010)] to the case of parametric lines and parametric annuli. An application to a special version of Hilbert's 16th problem is also given, about the number of limit cycles for polynomial planar vector fields.