Numerical Polynomial Algebra

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Written primarily as a textbook, this book is a very thorough account of the current state of research in solving polynomial systems derived from empirical data through the use of numerical analysis, combined with computer algebra. Particular emphasis is placed on continuity, numerical stability, and establishing the validity (as opposed to correctness) of results. The text is highly accessible to students and researchers in both numerical analysis and computer algebra, with chapters on ``Representations of polynomial ideals, ``Polynomials with coefficients of limited accuracy, and ``Approximate numerical computation. Types of systems covered include both univariate and multivariate, zero dimensional (possibly with clusters and/or multiple zeros) and positive dimensional, with the chapter on positive dimensional systems being the least complete, as it is still very much a topic of on-going research. Techniques explored include interval arithmetic, Groebner bases (which takes a back seat to the more general notion of border bases), normal set representations, Taylor approximations and eigenvalue methods. The algorithmic determination of greatest common divisors, interpolation, and the numerical factorization of multivariate polynomials are also touched upon. All data lie in \(\mathbb{C}\) or \(\mathbb{R}\), permit ing ``an analysis of the sensitivity of results to small changes in the data of a problem. The ``quotient ring aspect of ideals is employed frequently, in order to facilitate the use of concepts and algorithms from numerical linear algebra. As the book is intended to be a comprehensive view of a broad, and largely unexplored area, some sections are written more in the style of a survey of results than a standard text. This is particularly true of sections covering areas that are tangential to the main thrust of the book: determining approximate zeros of polynomial systems with coefficients of limited accuracy. The author's emphasis on examples and exercises, the lack of excessive technical detail, the unified view of computation with empirical polynomials from the standpoint of numerical linear algebra, and the ``Historical and bibliographic notes sections at the ends of the chapters make this a wonderfully readable textbook on a topic sparsely covered in the current literature. Additionally, as this is a fairly new area of mathematics, many research problems abound, and a large number of these are mentioned in the text. Multiple references to earlier sections and examples make this well-integrated book difficult to use as a reference text, though the ``Notes sections are excellent guides to the current literature.




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