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We define curves in the projective plane ℙ2.(ℝ) analogously to curves in the affine plane ℝ2. The difference is that we cannot use ordinary polynomials in two vari- ables, but have to work with homogeneous polynomials in three variables instead. We have seen this in Sect. 13.8, for conics.
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Holme, A. (2010). Higher Geometry in the Projective Plane. In: Geometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14441-7_15
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