Parametric Expansions of an Algebraic Variety near Its Singularities

Abstract

Presently, there is a method based on Power Geometry that allows one to find asymptotic forms and asymptotic expansions of solutions to different kinds of non-linear equations near their singularities. The method contains three algorithms: (1) Reducing the equation to its normal form, (2) separating truncated equations, and (3) power transformations of coordinates. Here, we describe the method for the simplest case, a single algebraic equation, and apply it to an algebraic variety, as described by an algebraic equation of order 12 in three variables. The variety was considered in study of Einstein’s metrics and has several singular points and singular curves. Near some of them, we compute a local parametric expansion of the variety.

Keywords

• algebraic variety
• singular point
• local parametrization
• power geometry