The Laurent norm

dc.creatorLong, David G.
dc.date2008-08-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:55:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:55:26Z
dc.descriptionWe generalize a semi-norm for the Alexander polynomial of a connected, compact, oriented 3-manifold on its first cohomology group to a semi-norm for an arbitrary Laurent polynomial f on the dual vector space to the space of exponents of f. We determine a decomposition formula for this Laurent norm; an expression for the Laurent norm for f in terms of the Laurent norms for each of the irreducible factors of f. For an n-variable polynomial f, we introduce a space of m \leq n essential variables which determine the reduced Laurent norm unit ball; a convex polyhedron of the same dimension m as the Newton polyhedron of f. In the space spanned by the essential variables, the Laurent semi-norm for polynomials with at least two terms is shown to be a norm.
dc.description18 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1058
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1058
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/166624
dc.subjectAlgebraic Topology
dc.subject57M27(Primary) 52B99(Secondary)
dc.titleThe Laurent norm
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