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<h2><a name="AlffDivisorLDim"></a>
AlffDivisorLDim
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Dimension of a Riemann-Roch space.

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Syntax:
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<pre>l := AlffDivisorLDim(D);</pre>

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<td>integer</td>
<td><pre>  l  </pre></td>
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<td>alff divisor</td>
<td><pre>  D  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#AlffDivisorLBasis">AlffDivisorLBasis</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AlffDivisorLIndex">AlffDivisorLIndex</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AlffDivisorDeg">AlffDivisorDeg</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AlffGenus">AlffGenus</a>, <a href="kashref.html#Alff">Alff</a>

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Description:
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Let F = k(T,y) be an algebraic function field defined by
f(T,y)=0 over k. Given a divisor D of F this
function returns the dimension of {cal L}(D) as a
k-vector space. Note that the field k is the constant
field of definition (not the exact constant field) of F.

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Example:
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kash> AlffInit(FF(5,1));;
kash> AlffOrders(y^2+T^3+1);;
kash> infty := AlffPlaceSplit(F, 1/T)[1];
Alff place < [ 1/T, 0 ], [ 0, 1 ] >
kash> l := AlffPlaceSplit(F, T+3);
[ Alff place < [ T + 3, 0 ], [ 1, 1 ] >, 
  Alff place < [ T + 3, 0 ], [ 4, 1 ] > ]
kash> D := 2*infty + 3*l[1] - l[2];
Alff divisor
[ [ Alff place < [ 1/T, 0 ], [ 0, 1 ] >, 2 ],
[ Alff place < [ T + 3, 0 ], [ 1, 1 ] >, 3 ],
[ Alff place < [ T + 3, 0 ], [ 4, 1 ] >, -1 ] ]

kash> AlffDivisorLDim(D);
> 4

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