International Congress on Mathematical Software 2026

Algebraic Solvers for Polynomial Systems

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Polynomial systems are ubiquitous in problem modeling coming from many scientific domains: Computer Science and Mathematics but also Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Robotics. Algebraic methods for polynomial system solving allow one to compute an exact representation of the solutions of the system. In general, such methods rely on elimination theory, we can cite the geometric resolution, lexicographic Gröbner bases, regular chains or multivariate resultants. As these methods allow the user to compute all the solutions of the system and since their algorithmic does not depend on the base field, they proved to be successful in many contexts and applications. In particular, they are well-suited when one needs to perform computations in positive characteristic and most computer algebra systems provide solvers based on them. This ICMS session is dedicated to these algebraic methods and their implementations, such as, but not limited to, in a low-level language or in a CAS.

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