Effective Hilbert’s Irreducibility Theorem for Primary Ideals

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Abstract

Hilbert’s Irreducibility Theorem states that for a parametric irreducible polynomial f(A, X) of Q[A,X] with parameters A={a1,…,am} and indeterminates X={x1,…,xn}, the set Of={α∈Qm∣f(α,X)isirreducibleoverQ} forms a dense subset of Qm in the Euclidean topology, where Of is called a basic Hilbert subset w.r.t. f. We generalize this theorem to a prime or primary ideal P of Q[A,X] and propose an effective method to compute a Hilbert subset O in Qm such that P preserves its primality or primariness over O when P∩Q[A]={0}, i.e., there are no algebraic constraints between parameters. To explain more explicitly, we consider the specialization map φα:f(A,X)↦f(α,X) for α∈Qm. For a prime (primary) ideal P of Q[A,X] with P∩Q[A]={0}, our algorithm computes an irreducible polynomial f in Q[A,X] and a parametric ideal J of Q[A] such that φα(P) is a prime (primary) ideal for any α∈O=Of∩(Qm\VQ(J)), where VQ(J) denotes the set of zeros of J in Qm. In addition, our method can be applied to a primary ideal Q with Q∩Q[A]≠{0} if Q∩Q[A] is a prime ideal. In this case, φα(Q) is a primary ideal for any α∈Of∩(VQ(Q∩Q[A])\VQ(J)), which we call a semi-Hilbert subset for Q. We implement our algorithm on the computer algebra system Risa/Asir and present its applications including parametric primary decomposition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Algebra in Scientific Computing - 27th International Workshop, CASC 2025, Proceedings
EditorsFrançois Boulier, Chenqi Mou, Timur M. Sadykov, Evgenii V. Vorozhtsov
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages134-153
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9783032096449
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2026
Event27th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2025 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 24 Nov 202528 Nov 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume16235 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference27th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period24/11/2528/11/25

Keywords

  • Comprehensive Gröbner system
  • Gröbner basis
  • Hilbert’s irreducibility theorem
  • Parametric ideal
  • Primary ideal

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