 Intersection formula for blowing up a surface (source code)

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= Intersection formula for blowing up a surface

If $\pi:\widetilde X\to X$ blows up a smooth point with exceptional curve $E$, then
$$
\operatorname{Pic}(\widetilde X)=\pi^*\operatorname{Pic}(X)\oplus\mathbb ZE,
\qquad E^2=-1,
\qquad \pi^*D\cdot E=0.
$$
If a curve $C$ has multiplicity $m$ at the center, its strict transform is $\widetilde C=\pi^*C-mE$ and $\widetilde C^2=C^2-m^2$.

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