Algorithmic local monomialization of a binomial: A comparison of different approaches

Abstract

We investigate different approaches to transform a given binomial into a monomial via blowing up appropriate centers. In particular, we develop explicit implementations in Singular, which allow to make a comparison on the basis of numerous examples. We focus on a local variant, where centers are not required to be chosen globally. Moreover, we do not necessarily demand that centers are contained in the singular locus. Despite these restrictions, the techniques are connected to the computation of [Formula: see text]-adic integral whose data is given by finitely many binomials.