Asymptotic behaviour of families of real curves
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Asymptotic behaviour of families of real curves
zbMATH Open document ID: 0965.14012
author: Alexandru Zaharia
author: Mihai-Marius Tibar
published in: Manuscripta Mathematica
publication date: 2001-07-29T00:00:00Z
review text: Let \(\{X_t\}_{t \in\mathbb{R}}\) be the family of fibers of a polynomial function \(f\) on a non-compact non-singular real algebraic surface. The authors characterize the regular fibers of \(f\) which are atypical due to their asymptotic behaviour at infinity. More precisely, the authors prove the following statement. Let \(t_0\) be a regular value of \(f\). Then the value \(t_0\) is typical (i.e., the map \(f\) is a \(C^\infty\)-fibration at \(t_0)\) if and only if the Euler characteristic \(\chi(X_t)\) is constant when \(t\) varies in some neighbourhood of \(t_0\) and there is no component of \(X_t\) which vanishes at infinity as \(t\) tends to \(t_0\). This criterion is compared in the paper with the situation in the complex case. For a family \(\{X_t\}_{t\in\mathbb{C}}\) of fibers of a polynomial function \(f:\mathbb{C}^2 \to\mathbb{C}\), \textit{Hà Huy Vui} and \textit{Lê Dũng Tráng} [Acta Math. Vietnam. 9, 21-32 (1984; Zbl 0597.32005)] proved that a reduced curve \(X_{t_0}\) is typical (i.e., \(t_0\) is typical) if and only if its Euler characteristic \(\chi(X_{t_0})\) is equal to the Euler characteristic of a general fiber of \(f\). On the other hand, a regular fiber \(X_{t_0}\) of a complex polynomial function is typical if and only if there are no vanishing cycles at infinity corresponding to this fiber [see \textit{D. Siersma} and \textit{M. Tibăr}, Duke Math. J. 80, 771-783 (1995; Zbl 0871.32024)]. The authors show that in the real case the two conditions should be considered together: Neither the constancy of Euler characteristic no non-vanishing condition implies that \(X_{t_0}\) is typical.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14H10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14P25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57R27
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14D06
zbMATH DE Number: 1319562
zbMATH Keywords: real algebraic surface
zbMATH Keywords: Euler characteristic
reviewed by: Ilia Itenberg
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: s002290050180
OpenAlex ID: W2046346815
Wikidata QID: Q126215318
DOI: 10.1007/S002290050180
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