Descartes' rule of signs, Newton polygons, and polynomials over hyperfields
Abstract
We develop a theory of multiplicities of roots for polynomials over hyperfields and use this to provide a unified and conceptual proof of both Descartes' rule of signs and Newton's "polygon rule".
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