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Generalized characteristic polynomials

1989

We generalize the notion of characteristic polynomial for a system of linear equations to systems of multivariate polynomial equations. The generalization is natural in the sense that it reduces to the usual definition when all the polynomials are linear. Whereas the constant coefficient of the characteristic polynomial of a linear system is the determinant, the constant coefficient of the general characteristic polynomial is the resultant of the system.

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