=ADD= =reftype= 14 =number= 98-07 =url= ftp://ftp.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/pub/techreports/1998/98-07.ps.gz =year= 1998 =month= 05 =author= Bayer; Thomas =title= Computing the Intersection of Invariant Rings =abstract= We propose an algorithm for computing the intersection of invariant rings $R^{G_{1}}$ and $R^{G_{2}}$ of finite groups $G_{1},G_{2}\leq GL_{n}({\bf K})$, given in terms of algebra generators. The algorithm works in the case that the characteristic of ${\bf K}$ is either $0$ or prime to the order of the group generated by $G_{1}$ and $G_{2}$, and calculates an algebra basis for the intersection $R^{G_{1}}\cap R^{G_{2}}$. =keywords= invariant theory, computer algebra, intersection of subalgebras =howpublished= submitted to JSC =sponsor=