formalDegreeComputation -- check the values for the degree of VSP

Synopsis

• Usage:

  formalDegreeComputation(n)

• Inputs:

  • n, an integer, the number of variables of the homogeneous coordinate ring of P^n-1
• Outputs:

  • deg, an integer, the degree of VSP(n) according to the formula in Theorem 6.2

Description

i1 : formalDegreeComputation(2)

o1 = 1

i2 : formalDegreeComputation(3)

o2 = 5

i3 : formalDegreeComputation(4)

o3 = 310

i4 : formalDegreeComputation(5)

o4 = 395780

i5 : formalDegreeComputation(6)

o5 = 14691366690