We remark that Tate's algorithm to determine the minimal model of an elliptic curve can be stated in a way that characterises Kodaira types from the minimum of $v(a_i)/i$. As an application, we deduce the behaviour of Kodaira types in tame extensions of local fields.
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Tim Dokchitser; Vladimir Dokchitser. A remark on Tate's algorithm and Kodaira types. Acta Arithmetica, Tome 160 (2013) no. 1, pp. 95-100. doi: 10.4064/aa160-1-6