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In the case of univariate polynomials, the Bezoutian \( {{\left( {P\left( x \right) - P\left( y \right)} \right)} \over {\left( {x - y} \right)}} \) defines a quadratic form of maximal rank whose signature is 1 when the degree is odd and 0 when it is even (*). More generally the expression \( {{\left( {Q\left( y \right)P\left( x \right) - Q\left( x \right)P\left( y \right)} \right)} \over {\left( {x - y} \right)}} \) defines a quadratic form whose signature is the Cauchy index of the rational function Q/P. The Kronecker symbol or global residue is the linear form l associating to f (reduced modulo P) its coefficient of degree d - 1 (where d is the degree of P). When the polynomial P has only simple roots the Kronecker symbol (or global residue) of f is the number \( \sum {{{f\left( p \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{f\left( p \right)} {P'}}} \right.} {P'}}} \left( p \right) \) and the signature of the quadratic form l(Qf 2) is again the Cauchy index of Q/P.
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Becker, E., Cardinal, J.P., Roy, MF., Szafraniec, Z. (1996). Multivariate Bezoutians, Kronecker symbol and Eisenbud-Levine formula. In: González-Vega, L., Recio, T. (eds) Algorithms in Algebraic Geometry and Applications. Progress in Mathematics, vol 143. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9104-2_5
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