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  "abstract": "We prove that a nonconstant polynomial $f\\in\\mathbb{C}[x_1,x_2,x_3]$ is cylindrical (that is, $f\\in\\mathbb{C}[x_1,x_2]$ after an invertible linear change of coordinates) if and only if its bordered Hessian determinant vanishes identically. The same conclusion holds over $\\mathbb{R}$. We also give explicit counterexamples to this criterion in every dimension $n\\ge4$.",
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      "name": "Xiaojin Lin"
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  "published": "2026-09-06",
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  "title": "When is a polynomial in three variables cylindrical?",
  "title_text": "When is a polynomial in three variables cylindrical?",
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