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Algebraic geometry

Algebraic geometry

Warm-upHuman

Which of these subsets of the complex line A1=C\mathbb{A}^1 = \mathbb{C} are closed in the Zariski topology? (Choose all that apply.)

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Algebraic geometry

Warm-upHuman

A smooth cubic curve and a conic in the complex projective plane have no common component. In how many points do they meet, counted with multiplicity?

Algebraic geometry

CoreHuman

Over C\mathbb{C}, let X=V(x2y, xy2)⊆A2X = V(x^2 y,\, x y^2) \subseteq \mathbb{A}^2. Which ideal is I(X)I(X)?

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Algebraic geometry

CoreHuman

Which argument correctly proves that the hyperbola H=V(xy−1)H = V(xy - 1) is not isomorphic to the affine line A1\mathbb{A}^1 (over C\mathbb{C})?

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Algebraic geometry

CoreHuman

How many points does the projective plane P2(F5)\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{F}_5) have?

Algebraic geometry

CoreHuman

The concentric circles x2+y2=1x^2 + y^2 = 1 and x2+y2=4x^2 + y^2 = 4 have no common point in C2\mathbb{C}^2. Bézout's theorem promises 44 intersection points in P2(C)\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{C}). Where are they?

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Algebraic geometry

StretchHuman

The morphism φ:A1→C=V(y2−x3)\varphi : \mathbb{A}^1 \to C = V(y^2 - x^3), t↦(t2,t3)t \mapsto (t^2, t^3), is a bijection. Which statement explains why it is not an isomorphism?

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Algebraic geometry

CoreFormal

Which Lean statement formalises Proposition 1's identity "the zero set of a product of ideals is the union of the zero sets"? (zeroLocus K I is the set of points of KσK^\sigma where every polynomial in I vanishes.)

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Algebraic geometry

StretchComputational

Write projective_count(f, p) returning the number of points of P2(Fp)\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{F}_p) at which the homogeneous polynomial f(x, y, z) (a Python function with integer values) vanishes modulo pp. Use one representative per point: (x,y,1)(x, y, 1), (x,1,0)(x, 1, 0) and (1,0,0)(1, 0, 0).

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