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Computer algebra tools for finding real dimension of an algebraic variety

I have a system of polynomial equations with the unknowns being real numbers. The set of solutions is infinite. What software can I use to compute the real dimension of the solution set? The CAD-based ...
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Nearest point to a real algebraic set

Suppose I have a compact bounded real algebraic (eventually: or analytic or semialgebraic or semianalytic set) $V \subset \mathbb R^3$ and a point $x\in\mathbb R^3 \setminus V$. How much do we know ...
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Are nearby points in an algebraic curve necessarily connected?

I would like a result of the following form: For every algebraic curve $C$ in $\mathbb{R}\mathbf{P}^{n-1}$, there exists an explicit and easy-to-compute $\epsilon=\epsilon(C)>0$ such that ...
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