A Tropical F5 algorithm

Let K be a field equipped with a valuation. Tropical varieties over K can be defined with a theory of Gr{\"o}bner bases taking into account the valuation of K. While generalizing the classical theory of Gr{\"o}bner bases, it is not clear how modern algorithms for computing Gr{\"o}bner bases can be adapted to the tropical case. Among them, one of the most efficient is the celebrated F5 Algorithm of Faug{\`e}re. In this article, we prove that, for homogeneous ideals, it can be adapted to the tropical case. We prove termination and correctness. Because of the use of the valuation, the theory of tropical Gr{\"o}b-ner bases is promising for stable computations over polynomial rings over a p-adic field. We provide numerical examples to illustrate time-complexity and p-adic stability of this tropical F5 algorithm

Gröbner bases over fields with valuations

Let K be a field with a valuation and let S be the polynomial ring S := K[x1; : : : ; xn]. We discuss the extension of Gröbner theory to ideals in S, taking the valuations of coefficients into account, and describe the Buchberger algorithm in this context. In addition we discuss some implementation and complexity issues. The main motivation comes from tropical geometry, as tropical varieties can be defined using these Gröbner bases, but we also give examples showing that the resulting Gröbner bases can be substantially smaller than traditional Gröbner bases. In the case K = Q with the p-adic valuation the algorithms have been implemented in a Macaulay 2 package