Using Galois ideals for computing relative resolvents

In this paper we show that some ideals which occur in Galois theory are generated by triangular sets of polynomials. This geometric property seems important for the development of symbolic methods in Galois theory. It may and should be exploited in order to obtain more efficient algorithms, and it enables us to present a new algebraic method for computing relative resolvents which works with any polynomial invariant. (C) 2000 Academic Press.