Rational plane curves parameterizable by conics

We introduce the class of rational plane curves parameterizable by conics as an extension of the family of curves parameterizable by lines (also known as monoid curves). We show that they are the image of monoid curves via suitable quadratic transformations in projective plane. We also describe all the possible proper parameterizations of them, and a set of minimal generators of the Rees Algebra associated to these parameterizations, extending well-known results for curves parameterizable by lines.Comment: 28 pages, 1 figure. Revised version. Accepted for publication in Journal of Algebr

Apery and micro-invariants of a one dimensional Cohen-Macaulay local ring and invariants of its tangent cone

Given a one-dimensional Cohen-Macaulay local ring we compare several sets of invariants (micro-invariants, Apery invariants and invariants of the tangent cone) and give explicit formulas relating them. We show that, in fact, they coincide if and only if the tangent cone of the ring is Cohen-Macaulay. Some explicit computations are also given, particularly in the case of semigroup rings.Comment: 20 page