On the Discriminant Scheme of Homogeneous Polynomials

Autor: Laurent Busé, Jean-Pierre Jouanolou
Přispěvatelé: Géométrie , Algèbre, Algorithmes (GALAAD2), Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée (CRISAM), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria), Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée (IRMA), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Mathematics in Computer Science
Mathematics in Computer Science, Springer, 2014, Special Issue in Computational Algebraic Geometry, 8 (2), pp.175-234. ⟨10.1007/s11786-014-0188-7⟩
Mathematics in Computer Science, 2014, Special Issue in Computational Algebraic Geometry, 8 (2), pp.175-234. ⟨10.1007/s11786-014-0188-7⟩
ISSN: 1661-8289
1661-8270
DOI: 10.1007/s11786-014-0188-7
Popis: In this paper, the discriminant scheme of homogeneous polynomials is studied in two particular cases: the case of a single homogeneous polynomial and the case of a collection of n − 1 homogeneous polynomials in $${n\geqslant 2}$$ variables. In both situations, a normalized discriminant polynomial is defined over an arbitrary commutative ring of coefficients by means of the resultant theory. An extensive formalism for this discriminant is then developed, including many new properties and computational rules. Finally, it is shown that this discriminant polynomial is faithful to the geometry: it is a defining equation of the discriminant scheme over a general coefficient ring k, typically a domain, if $${2\neq 0}$$ in k. The case where 2 = 0 in k is also analyzed in detail.
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