An efficient start system for multi-homogeneous polynomial continuation (Q1326488)

When solving a system of polynomial equations using homotopy continuation, the number of solution paths can often be significantly reduced by casting the equations in multi-homogeneous form. This requires a multi-homogeneous start system having a full set of nonsingular solutions that can be easily computed. We give a general form of such a start system that works for any multi-homogeneous structure and that can be used efficiently in continuation.