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Normalization of y squared equals x times x minus one squared
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Normalization of y squared equals x times x minus one squared
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2026-09-24
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2026-09-24
For the nodal affine cubic
y
2
=
x
(
x
−
1
)
2
, the rational
parameter
t
=
x
−
1
y
(1)
gives
x
=
t
2
and
y
=
t
(
t
2
−
1
)
. Its
function
field
is
k
(
t
)
, so its smooth projective normalization is
P
1
and has
genus
zero.
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