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We describe in the space of binary forms of degree d the strata of forms having a given rank. We also give a simple algorithm for determining the rank of a given form.
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Comas, G., Seiguer, M. On the Rank of a Binary Form. Found Comput Math 11, 65–78 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10208-010-9077-x
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