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First we solve the problem of finding minimal degree families on toric surfaces by reducing it to lattice geometry. Then we describe how to find minimal degree families on, more generally, rational complex projective surfaces.
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Lubbes, N., Schicho, J. Lattice polygons and families of curves on rational surfaces. J Algebr Comb 34, 213–236 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10801-010-0268-y
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