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Everything I always wanted to know about resultants and Chow forms (but was too lazy to ask)

Itaï Ben Yaacov
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This note develops some fundamental properties of resultants and related notions. It represents my own personal exploration of this domain, which I found more instructive than seeking answers in the standard literature. Consequently, notation and terminology may be quite idiosyncratic, and the approach is very algebraic. Read at your own risk.

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Itaï Ben Yaacov. 2026-04-07. Everything I always wanted to know about resultants and Chow forms (but was too lazy to ask). https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05886

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