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Efficient algorithm for computing the Euler-Poincaré characteristic of a semi-algebraic set defined by few quadratic inequalities

Saugata Basu

cs.SCarXiv:cs/0605082

Abstract

We present an algorithm which takes as input a closed semi-algebraic set, S ⊂ k, defined by \[ P1 ≤ 0, ..., P ≤ 0, Pi ∈ [X1,...,Xk], °(Pi) ≤ 2, \] and computes the Euler-Poincaré characteristic of S. The complexity of the algorithm is kO().

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