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In this paper we derive a numerical method which allows us to compute periods of differentials on areal algebraic curve with real points. This leads to an algorithm which can be implemented on a computer and can be used to study the Torelli mapping numerically.
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Dedicated to the memory of Mario Raimondo
This work was supported by the EC Science Plan Contract No. SC1*-CT91-0716 and the Academy of Finland.
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Seppälä, M. Computation of period matrices of real algebraic curves. Discrete Comput Geom 11, 65–81 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02573995
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