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annihilator2

Usage:
    <annihilator2 X ann_X
computes the annihilator of X by finding the annihilator of
a "general" element, by the rational normal curve method.
Parameters:
            X = a module
Output values:
            ann_X = its annihilator, as an ideal with standard
            basis.
This script is sometimes dramatically faster than the obvious method
using quotient, (done in annihilator1) sometimes slower.
Caveats:  The script does not necessarily produce a minimal
generating set for the annihilator.



Sorin Popescu
Fri Feb 14 17:37:19 EST 1997