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Patchworking algebraic curves disproves the ragsdale conjecture

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    Oleg Viro

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Itenberg, I., Viro, O. Patchworking algebraic curves disproves the ragsdale conjecture. The Mathematical Intelligencer 18, 19–28 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026748

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