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On the arithmetic of polynomial ideals

Commutative Algebra 2026-03-10 v2

Abstract

This paper investigates atomic factorizations in the monoid I(R)\mathcal I(R) of nonzero ideals of a multivariate polynomial ring RR, under ideal multiplication. Building on recent advances in factorization theory for unit-cancellative monoids, we extend techniques from the paper [Geroldinger and Khadam, Ark. Mat. 60 (2022), 67-106] to construct new families of atoms in I(R)\mathcal I(R), leading to a deeper understanding of its arithmetic. We further analyze the submonoid Mon(R)\mathcal M\rm{on}(R) of monomial ideals, deriving arithmetic properties and computing sets of lengths for specific classes of ideals. The results advance the extensive study of ideal monoids within a classical algebraic framework.

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@article{arxiv.2510.24455,
  title  = {On the arithmetic of polynomial ideals},
  author = {Nikola Bogdanovic and Laura Cossu and Azeem Khadam},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24455},
  year   = {2026}
}
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