Topics in algebraic computing: Subresultants, GCD, factoring and primary ideal decomposition

ur goal is to present an algorithm for computing a primary decomposition of a zero-dimensional ideal. We compute the decomposition of the radical ideal of the zero-dimensional ideal and lift it to a primary decomposition. The algorithm for decomposing radicals simply uses Kronecker's method of elimination and GCD and factoring algorithms. Kronecker's method of elimination and GCD computations are related to resultant systems and subresultants. Thus, we first investigate the theory of subresultants. We expound the theory of subresultants along the lines suggested by Loos. However, there were some major oversights in Loos's proof of the Subresultant Theorem. We point out where exactly Loos's proof fails and give a correct version of proofs. Then, we define the Sylvester matrix of many polynomials and explore the properties of the Sylvester matrix. By these properties, we derive fast parallel algorithms for computing the GCD of many polynomials. Our algorithms have better processor bound than Von zur Gathen's algorithm. Moreover, one of the algorithms uses no divisions.;The factoring algorithm deals with factoring polynomials over multiple algebraic extensions of rational number field. We present an algorithm to find an integer...