 Weierstrass gap (source code)

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= Weierstrass gap
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At a point $p$ of a <smooth projective curve>, a positive integer $n$ is a Weierstrass gap when no <rational function> has a pole of order exactly $n$ at $p$ and no other poles. Equivalently,
$$
\ell(np)=\ell((n-1)p).
$$

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