In mathematics, the Newton polygon is a tool for understanding the behaviour of polynomials over local fields, or more generally, over ultrametric fields. In the original case, the ultrametric field of interest was essentially the field of formal Laurent series in the indeterminate X, i.e.
In mathematics, the Newton polygon is a tool for understanding the behaviour of polynomials over local fields, or more generally, over ultrametric fields. In the original case, the ultrametric field of interest was essentially the field of formal Laurent series in the indeterminate X, i.e.
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