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In this expository paper we discuss a way of computing the Burchnall–Chaundy polynomial of two commuting differential operators using a determinant. We describe how the algorithm can be generalized to general Ore extensions, and which properties of the algorithm that are preserved.
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Richter, J., Silvestrov, S. (2016). Computing Burchnall–Chaundy Polynomials with Determinants. In: Silvestrov, S., Rančić, M. (eds) Engineering Mathematics II. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 179. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42105-6_4
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