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We introduce a (conjecturally complete) topological invariant of isotopy classes of Morse polynomials R³ → R¹ of degree 3 with non-degenerate principal homogeneous part, calculate all 36 possible values of this invariant, and realize them all (except one) by real polynomials, at which these values are taken. We also demonstrate many examples of non-typical adjacencies of multisingularity classes (namely, the pairs of simple function singularities with the sum of the Milnor numbers equal to 8) to singularities of class P₈, which break the equisingularity of bifurcation sets of functions along the μ=const stratum of type P₈. At the same time, we prove the non-existence of many other such adjacencies. These results are obtained with the help of a combinatorial computer program formalizing Morse surgeries, local monodromy and the Picard-Lefschetz theory, which I promote and recommend to the readers.
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