Delta invariant

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In mathematics, in the theory of algebraic curves, a delta invariant measures the number of double points concentrated at a point.^[1] It is a non-negative integer.

Delta invariants are discussed in the "Classification of singularities" section of the algebraic curve article.

References

↑ John Milnor, Singular Points of Hypersurfaces, p. 85

Topics in algebraic curves

Rational curves

Elliptic curves

Analytic theory	Elliptic function Elliptic integral Fundamental pair of periods Modular form
Arithmetic theory	Counting points on elliptic curves Division polynomials Hasse's theorem on elliptic curves Mazur's torsion theorem Modular elliptic curve Modularity theorem Mordell–Weil theorem Nagell–Lutz theorem Supersingular elliptic curve Schoof's algorithm Schoof–Elkies–Atkin algorithm
Applications	Elliptic curve cryptography Elliptic curve primality

Higher genus

Riemann surfaces

Constructions

Structure of curves

Divisors on curves	Abel–Jacobi map Brill–Noether theory Clifford's theorem on special divisors Gonality of an algebraic curve Jacobian variety Riemann–Roch theorem Weierstrass point Weil reciprocity law
Moduli	ELSV formula Gromov–Witten invariant Hodge bundle Moduli of algebraic curves Stable curve
Morphisms	Hasse–Witt matrix Riemann–Hurwitz formula Prym variety Weber's theorem
Singularities	Acnode Crunode Cusp Delta invariant Tacnode
Vector bundles	Birkhoff–Grothendieck theorem Stable vector bundle Vector bundles on algebraic curves

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