In this paper we study some problems concerning bigraded ideals. By introdu
cing the concept of bigeneric initial ideal, we answer an open question abo
ut diagonal subalgebras and we give a necessary condition for st function t
o be the bigraded Hilbert function of a bigraded algebra. Moreover, we give
an upper bound for the regularity of a bistable ideal in terms of the degr
ees of its generators. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
MSC. 13A02; 13D40; 13P10