isDecomposable -- Decides whether a polynomial system is decomposable

Synopsis

• Usage:
isDecomposable F
isDecomposable A
• Inputs:
• F, a list, of (Laurent) polynomial equations.
• A, a list, of matrices whose column vectors are the support of a system of (Laurent) polynomial equations
• Outputs:
• , a boolean asserting whether the polynomial system (or set of supports) is decomposable

Description

A polynomial system is decomposable if it is either lacunary or triangular. This function checks whether a polynomial system is decomposable.

The function isDecomposable accepts a list of polynomials forming a system.

 i1 : R=QQ[x,y]; i2 : F={3+x^2*y^2-(17/3)*x^4*y^4,2-x^2+5*y^2-13*x^2*y^2}; i3 : isDecomposable F o3 = true

The function isDecomposable also accepts a list of supports encoded as matrices.

 i4 : A = {matrix{{0,2,4},{0,2,4}},matrix{{0,0,2,2},{0,2,0,2}}}; i5 : isDecomposable A o5 = true i6 : B = {matrix{{0,2,4},{0,2,3}},matrix{{0,1,0},{0,0,1}}}; i7 : isDecomposable B o7 = false

See also

• isLacunary -- Decides whether a polynomial system is lacunary
• isTriangular -- Decides whether a polynomial system is triangular

Ways to use isDecomposable :

• "isDecomposable(List)"

For the programmer

The object isDecomposable is .