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isACMBetti -- checks whether a Betti table is that of an ACM curve

Synopsis

Usage:

b = isACMBetti B
Inputs:
- B, a Betti tally
Outputs:
- b, a Boolean value

Description

Given a BettiTally, returns true or false depending on whether there exists an ACM curve in P3 having that Betti table.

i1 : B = generalACMBetti {-1,-1,2}

            0 1 2
o1 = total: 1 3 2
         0: 1 . .
         1: . 3 2

o1 : BettiTally

i2 : isACMBetti B

o2 = true

Ways to use isACMBetti :

isACMBetti(BettiTally)

For the programmer

The object isACMBetti is a method function.