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Let x1, x2,…, xr+1 be homogeneous point coördinates in a complex projective γ-dimensional space Sr. An algebraic variety V in S γ is the locus of point (x) satisfiying a system of algebraic equations,
, where f1, f2,…, fn are homogeneous polynomials. If ϕ is a homogenous polynomial in the x’s which vanishes at all the common zeros of f1, …, fn, i. e. at every point of V, we say briefly that ϕ vanishes (ϕ= 0) on V. The variety V is irreducible, if from ϕ ψ = 0 on V it follows necessarily that one at least of the polynomials ϕ, ψ vanishes on V. In the language of the theory of ideals this definition can be formulated as follows: V is irreducible if the homogeneous polynomial ideal (f1,…fn) (H-ideal) is a primary ideal1 (Macaulay, a, p. 33; van der Waerden, a2, p. 54). From the theorem of Hilbert-Netto (Macaulay, a, p. 48; van der Waerden, a2, p. 11 ) it follows then that either ϕϱ or ψϱ is a member of (f1,…, fn), where ϱ is a convenient integer.
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Zariski, O. (1995). Theory and Reduction of Singularities. In: Algebraic Surfaces. Classics in Mathematics, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61991-5_1
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