Invariants of P^1 minus a curve
Ravi · Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:22 am
I want to check whether these two objects are isomorphic:
1) P^2 minus the curve x+y+z=0
2) P^2 minus the curve x^2+y^2+z^2=0
The question arose from a statement made that while each of these objects is a P^1, they are not the same - they have different fundamental groups. (Everything is over complex numbers.)
Is there some invariant I can compute in Singular that shows that indeed they are not the same?
1) P^2 minus the curve x+y+z=0
2) P^2 minus the curve x^2+y^2+z^2=0
The question arose from a statement made that while each of these objects is a P^1, they are not the same - they have different fundamental groups. (Everything is over complex numbers.)
Is there some invariant I can compute in Singular that shows that indeed they are not the same?