A Poisson formula for the sparse resultant

Abstract

We present a Poisson formula for sparse resultants and a formula for the product of the roots of a family of Laurent polynomials, which are valid for arbitrary families of supports. To obtain these formulae, we show that the sparse resultant associated to a family of supports can be identified with the resultant of a suitable multiprojective toric cycle in the sense of Remond. This connection allows to study sparse resultants using multiprojective elimination theory and intersection theory of toric varieties.