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Binomials :: binomialPrimaryDecomposition

binomialPrimaryDecomposition -- Binomial Primary Decomposition

Synopsis

Description

This routine returns a minimal primary decomposition of a binomial ideal into binomial ideals.
R = QQ[x,y,z]
I = ideal (x*y-z, x*z-y^2)
bpd = binomialPrimaryDecomposition I
intersect bpd == I
A synonym for this function is BPD.

Caveat

Note that if the coefficient field needs to be extended, strange things can happen

See also

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