IntersectionList

IntersectionList

intersect lists, ideals, or modules

Syntax


IntersectionList(L:LIST of LIST):LIST
IntersectionList(L:LIST of IDEAL):IDEAL
IntersectionList(L:LIST of MODULE):MODULE

Description

The function IntersectionList applies the function Intersection to the elements of a list, i.e., IntersectionList([X_1,...,X_n]) is the same as Intersection(X_1,...,X_n).

The coefficient ring must be a field.

NOTE: In order to compute the intersection of inhomogeneous ideals, it may be faster to use the function HIntersectionList.

To compute the intersection of ideals corresponding to zero-dimensional schemes, see the commands GBM and HGBM .

Example

  Use R ::= QQ[x,y,z];
  Points := [[0,0],[1,0],[0,1],[1,1]]; -- a list of points in the plane
  IntersectionList([ Ideal(x-P[1]z, y-P[2]z)  |  P In Points]);
Ideal(y^2 - yz, x^2 - xz)
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  Intersection(["a","b","c"],["b","c","d"]);
["b", "c"]
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  IntersectionList([Ideal(x,y), Ideal(y^2,z)]);
Ideal(yz, xz, y^2)
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  It = Intersection(Ideal(x,y), Ideal(y^2,z));
TRUE
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