$9$. Consider the parametric curve $K\subset R^3$ given by $x = (2 + \cos(2s)) \cos(3s)$ $y = (2 + \cos(2s)) \sin(3s)$ $z = \sin(2s)$ a) Express the equations of K as polynomial equations in $x,\ y,\ z,\ a = \cos(s),\ b = \sin(s)$. Hint: Trig identities.
b) By computing a Groebner basis for the ideal generated by the equations from part $a$ and $a^2 + b^2 - 1$ as in Exercise 8, show that K is (a subset of) an affine algebraic curve. Find implicit equations for a curve containing K.
c) Show that the equation of the surface from Exercise 8 is contained in the ideal generated by the equations from part b. What does this result mean geometrically? (You can actually reach the same conclusion by comparing the parametrizations of T and K, without calculations.)
I try to solve this problem, on page 102 of Cox's "Ideal, varieties and algorithms: an introduction to computational algebraic geometry and commutative algebra".
On the first question, I get $x=(2+2\cos^2s-1)(4\cos^3s-3\cos s)=(1+2a^2)(4a^3-3a),$ $y=(1+2a^2)(3\sin s-4\sin^3 s)=(1+2a^2)(3b-4b^3),$ $z=2ab.$
I was wondering whether they are right, since the Groebner basis given by them is extremely bad,
Any comments? Thanks.