Computation of the w-primality and asymptotic w-primality with applications to numerical semigroups

Abstract

We give an algorithm to compute the $\omega$-primality of finitely generated atomic monoids. Asymptotic $\w$-primality is also studied and a formula to obtain it in finitely generated quasi-Archimedean monoids is proven. The formulation is applied to numerical semigroups, obtaining an expression of this invariant in terms of its system of generators.