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On the number of equations defining certain varieties

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The present paper deals with the problem of determining the minimal number of equations needed to define the variety associated to a monomial ideal. This problem is open in general: we develop some techniques which allow us to settle it for many particular classes of ideals.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, (Italy)

    Margherita Barile

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The author was supported by funds of the Italian Ministry for Education and Scientific Research (M.U.R.S.T.)

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Barile, M. On the number of equations defining certain varieties. Manuscripta Math 91, 483–494 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02567968

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