Rigid isotopy classification of real degree-4 planar rational curves with only real nodes (An elementary approach)

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Authors: Shane D'Mello 

Publication date: 29 July 2013

Abstract: We prove an elementary method to classify, up to rigid isotopy, all nodal degree 4 real rational curves in $mathbb{RP}^2$ that have only real double points. We show how to associate a chord diagram to a nodal real degree 4 planar rational curve and prove that such curves are defined up to rigid isotopy by their chord diagrams.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Plane and space curves (14H50) Topology of real algebraic varieties (14P25)

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