dim(TropicalCycle) -- computes the dimension of a tropical cycle

Synopsis

• Function: dim

• Usage:

  dim(T)

• Inputs:
  • T, a tropical cycle,
• Outputs:
  • k, an integer, the dimension of the tropical cycle T

Description

i1 : QQ[x,y,z,w]

o1 = QQ[x..z, w]

o1 : PolynomialRing

i2 : I=ideal(x^2-y*z+w^2,w^3-y^3*x+z^3);

o2 : Ideal of QQ[x..z, w]

i3 : T=tropicalVariety I;

i4 : dim T

o4 = 2