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MaxCartierIndex -- an option to specify the maximum number to consider when computing the Cartier index of a divisor

Description

Some functions need to search for the smallest positive integer $N$ such that $N$ times a divisor (usually the canonical divisor) is Cartier. The option MaxCartierIndex is used to specify the largest integer to be considered in this search.

Functions with optional argument named MaxCartierIndex :

For the programmer

The object MaxCartierIndex is a symbol.