The gradient of a polynomial at infinity (Q1876298)

Let \(f:\mathbb C^2 \rightarrow \mathbb C\) be a non-constant polynomial and \(\nabla f:\mathbb C^2 \rightarrow \mathbb C^2\) be its gradient. The behavior of the gradient \(\nabla f\) near a fibre \(f^{-1}(\lambda)\) is described: Let \(\mathcal L_{\infty ,\lambda}(f) =\) inf\( \{\deg(\nabla f\varphi)/ \deg(\varphi)\}\) , \(\phi=(\varphi_1,\ldots,\varphi_n) , \phi_i\) meromorphic in a neighborhood of \(\infty\). Effective formulas and properties for \(\mathcal L_{\infty ,\lambda}(f)\) are given.