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The theory of Weierstrass points and gap sequences for linear series on smooth curves is generalized to smooth families of curves with geometrically irreducible fibers, and over an arbitrary base scheme.
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Supported in part by the Danish Natural Science Research Council, grant 11-7428
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Laksov, D., Thorup, A. Weierstrass points and gap sequences for families of curves. Ark. Mat. 32, 393–422 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02559578
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