On the effective membership problem for polynomial ideals
  We discuss the possibility of representing elements in polynomial ideals in $\C^N$ with optimal degree bounds. Classical theorems due to Macaulay and Max Noether say that such a representation is possible under certain conditions on the variety of the associated homogeneous ideal. We present some variants of these results, as well as generalizations to subvarieties of $\C^N$. 
Mats Andersson, Elizabeth Wulcan
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