# Using Magma to solve a multivariate polynomial system with parameters

I want to solve a system of multivariate polynomials with parameters. Mathematically, the ground field is F = Q(a, b, c, …), the field of rational functions. The polynomials are in F[x,y,z,…]. I want, say, the resultant in x; i.e., eliminate the other variables y,z,… .

Example: I've been told to do this, and it works on simple examples but not real problems of interest:

Q := RationalField();
A1<x, y, z, a, b, c> := AffineSpace(Q,6);
X := Scheme(A1,[ a*x^2*y + b*z*y - x, ... fill in 3 equations... ]);
I:=Ideal(X);
time J := EliminationIdeal(I,{x,a,b,c});


On real problems, it goes on "forever". Any help would be much appreciated. Does the order I list the variable names matter?

• I think you'll get more specific answers if you actually write out the full system so people can try it for themselves. Anyway, you can use the command SetVerbose("Groebner",true) at the beginning of your code to get verbose output that will show you where the computation is getting stuck. May 14, 2018 at 18:13