A syzygial method for equidimensional decomposition

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Let \(\mathbb{K}\) be a field with the algebraic closure \(\overline{\mathbb{K}}\), and let \(R = \mathbb{K}[x_1, \dots, x_n]\) be the polynomial ring in \(n\) variables over \(\mathbb{K}\). An \textit{variety} in \({\overline{\mathbb{K}}}^n\) is the set of all common zeros of a collection of polynomials in \(R\). A variety admits a unique decomposition (up to ordering) into finitely many \textit{irreducible varieties}. We call a variety \textit{equidimensional} if all its irreducible components share the same dimension.\N\NGiven a finite sequence \(F = (f_1, \dots, f_r)\) of polynomials in \(R\), denote by \(V(F) \subseteq {\overline{\mathbb{K}}}^n\) the variety defined by \(F\). The objective of this paper is to devise an algorithm that outputs finite sets of polynomials \(G_1, \dots, G_s\subset R\) such that\N\begin{itemize}\N\item[1.] each \(Y_i := V(G_i)\) is equidimensional, and\N\item[2.] \( V(F) = \bigcup_{i=1}^{s} Y_i\).\N\end{itemize}\NSuch a decomposition is called an equidimensional decomposition of \( V(F)\). This paper presents a novel algorithm for computing equidimensional decompositions of varieties using syzygy computations via Gröbner bases. The method avoids several computational bottlenecks present in previous approaches: it requires neither elimination techniques, homological algebra, nor incremental processing of input equations. The algorithm is based on a theorem by Vasconcelos that characterizes local regular sequences through syzygy relations. The author provides a complete algebraic description of his method, proves its correctness, and demonstrates its practical efficiency through extensive benchmarks comparing it against state-of-the-art decomposition algorithms.



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