Abstract
Algebraic formulas for the Euler characteristic are applied to the topological study of the moduli spaces of planar polygons. In particular, a complete description of the moduli spaces of planar pentagons is obtained by using a computer algorithm for the calculation of the Euler characteristic of algebraic varieties. Bibliography: 17 titles.
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Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 292, 2002, pp. 120–129.
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Khimshiashvili, G. On configuration spaces of planar pentagons. J Math Sci 126, 1111–1116 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-005-0100-8
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