Subresultants

Subresultants[, , var] generates a list of the principal subresultant coefficients of the polynomials and with respect to the variable var.

The first subresultants of two polynomials and , both with leading coefficient one, are zero when and have common roots.

Subresultants returns a list whose length is Min[Exponent[, var], Exponent[, var]] + 1.

See The Mathematica Book: Section 3.3.4.

See also: Resultant, PolynomialGCD, Eliminate, Minors.

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