Proof mining and effective bounds in differential polynomial rings

Abstract

Using the functional interpretation from proof theory, we analyze nonconstructive proofs of several central theorems about polynomial and differential polynomial rings. We extract effective bounds, some of which are new to the literature, from the resulting proofs. In the process we discuss the constructive content of Noetherian rings and the Nullstellensatz in both the classical and differential settings. Sufficient background is given to understand the proof-theoretic and differential-algebraic framework of the main results.