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Complexity of multiplying bivariate polynomials of degree n
Let $P(X,Y)$ and $Q(X,Y)$ be two bivariate polynomials of degree at most $n$.
Using $O(n^2)$ FFTs, we can compute the product $PQ$ in time $O(n^3\log n)$.
Q: Is there a faster algorithm to compute $PQ$...
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Time and Space Complexity of Isolating the Roots of a Polynomial
Can someone provide a list of references of papers, books, etc. presenting results on the time and space complexity of the problem of isolating the roots of a univariate polynomial $P(t)$ with integer ...
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What's the fastest algorithm for polynomial interpolation in finite field with prime order at points 1, 2, 3, ..., n?
Suppose we have finite field $\mathbb{F}_p$ with prime order $p$. Can we find polynomial in $\mathbb{F}_p[x]$ having given values $a_1, a_2, ... a_n$ at $x=1, 2, ..., n$ in less than $O(n^2)$ ...
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Polynomial multiplication in finite field without smooth-order roots of unity
I am working in a finite prime field $\mathbb{F}_p$ that does not have primitive $n$-th roots of unity for any large smooth integer $n$, which makes FFTs a bit difficult.
If I need to compute a ...
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Deciding whether an integer polynomial has an integer root
This is a question written by my instructor Z. Loria .
Consider the following problem: Given a polynomial $p(x) = \sum_{i=0}^n a_ix^i$, where $a_i$ are integers, is there a natural number $n \in \...
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Does the reliability of polynomial hashing depend on whether the modulus is prime, for coprime base and modulus?
A polynomial hash of a string $s$ with base $b$ and modulus $M$ is defined as
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H(s) = (s_0 + s_1 b + s_2 b^2 + \dots + s_{n-1} b^{n-1}) \mod M.
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I have proven (and this is quite obvious) that ...
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Is there a simplistic way of describing the proof to the undecidability of David Hilbert's 10th problem?
I recently have been reading a bunch about David Hilbert's famous 10th problem, and trying to understand its proof. I am currently in the process of reading through an explanation of the proof, given ...
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Efficient bit-level implementation of Boolean polynomials with few variables
A Boolean polynomial in $n$ variables $x_1, \dots, x_n$ is an expression of the form
$$\sum_{\mathbf{s} \in \{0,1\}^n} c_{\mathbf{s}} x_1^{s_1} \cdots x_n^{s_n}, \quad \text{ where } c_s \in \{0,1\} .$...
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From roots to coefficients of a polynomial [duplicate]
Polynomials are usually written as a sum of powers (or various products of generators) and Google gives me lots of results on how to get from that to the form that is a product of degree-$1$ ...
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Finding $Aeven(x)$ and $Aodd(x)$ for a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) problem?
In this article about FFT the author used FFT on this polynomial.
$A(x) = 3+2x+3x^2+4x^3$
Using $ A(x)= Aeven(x^2) + xAodd(x^2)$ the author determined the following for $Aeven(x)$ and $Aodd(x)$
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Given x find a polynomial such that pol(x)=a for a known a?
You are given x,a. Find a polynomial p(y) with the leading coafficent 1 such that p(x)=a. How to write an algorithem to solve this efficently? I have no idea where to start
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Finding points of local maximum error in Remez algorithm
So the Remez algorithm is an algorithm for finding optimal polynomial approximations or at the very least for converging towards them. To find an approximation of $f$ by an $N$th degree polynomial the ...
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Computing coefficients of $p(x)^n$ in time $O(n \log n)$
For homework I've to give an algorithm that computes the coefficients of the polynomial $p(x)^n$ in time $O(n\log n)$, where $p(x)$ is a polynomial of degree 7.
As an hint I'm told to consider first ...
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Time to evaluate a product of binomials $1 + x^i$
I am considering the asymptotic analysis required to convert a polynomial of the shape
$$P(x) = \prod_{i = 1}^{n}(1 + x^{s_i})$$
to its "full" representation, for example $$P(x) = 1+x^3+x^5+...
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Multiplication of polynomials in value representation as done for Fast Fourier Transform
I am trying to understand the discrete Fast Fourier Transform. I get the idea of switching between coefficient and value representations to and then back but I am stuck in figuring out how the ...
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Optimize binary multivariate polynomial multiplication
You have a few variables that can only assume the values 0 or 1 and you use those to form two polynomials. Is there a way to multiply the two polynomials that is faster than O(n²) where n is the ...
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How polynomial interpolation of polynomial multiplication algorithm works?
I'm trying to apply the following algorithm from DPV's textbook to an example to see how it works. First, the algorithm is as following:
Algorithm [DPV, p. 60]
Input: Coefficients of two polynomials. ...
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Express polynomial as sum of two lower-degree polynomials, modulo another
Suppose I have a polynomial $p(x)$, and a "modulus" polynomial $q(x)$ of degree $d$. I want to find two polynomials $r_1(x),r_2(x)$ of degree $\le d_1,d_2$ such that
$$p(x) \equiv r_1(x) x^...
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Decide whether a polynomial has a root
Let $A$ be a ring such that all elements of $A$ are complex computable numbers. I'm interested in knowing whether the decision problem that asks, given $P\in A[X]$, if $P$ has a root in $A$ is ...
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Show that the OR of n variables cannot be expressed as a polynomial over Fp of degree less than n
Here is a question from Computational Complexity by Arora and Barak:
Show that representing OR of $n$ variables $x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n$ exactly over a polynomial in $GF(q)$ requires degree exactly $n$.
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Binomial basis and the usual basis of polynomial algebra $\mathbb C(X)$
Consider the polynomial algebra $\mathbb C[X]$. Then the set $\{1, X, X^2,\dots,\}$ forms a vector space basis for this algebra. In general, we know that the set $\{P_n(X) \in \mathbb C[X]: n \ge 0 \...
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Represent a DNF formula as a multivariate linear formula?
Lets say I have the following DNF: (x or y) and (z or i) / $(x\lor y)\land(z\lor i)$
How do I convert that into a polynomial form?
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How do I decode a received polynomial code with an error?
As a message I get (5,0,1,3), which is coding a sequence of numbers of length 2 in $\mathbb{F}_7$ as polynom with the 4 support points a1 = 0, a2 = 1, a3 = 2, a4 = 6. In the transimission occured an ...
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Given an array $a$, we have to find product of $a_{j}$-$a_{i}$ modulo $998244353$ over all $i$ and $j$ given $j>i$
Given an array $a$, we have to find product of $a_{j}$-$a_{i}$ modulo $998244353$ over all $i$ and $j$ given $j>i$.
For eg. Let the array be $1,2,3$ then my answer will be calculated as-
$(2-1)$.$(...
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Understanding CRC Computation with PCLMULQDQ
I am currently reading this paper which shows how to calculate CRC using the instruction PCLMULQDQ. I don't quite understand the equations in it yet.
Starting with this one for the definition of ...
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Is deciding solvability of systems of quadratic equations with integer coefficients over the reals in NP?
In the book 'Computational Complexity' by Arora and Barak the following question is posed (exercise 2.20.):
Let REALQUADEQ be the language of all satisfiable sets of quadratic equations over real ...
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How to compute the first n coefficients using number theoretic transform (NTT)?
I need to find the first $n$ coefficients of $$\prod_{i = 1}^{i = q}(1 + x^{a_i})^{b_i}$$ modulo a NTT favourable prime. Can someone suggest an algorithm with worst-case complexity $O(n\log n)$ or $O(...
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Why does $x^{15}+x^{14}+1$ detect all errors at most 32768 bits apart?
Reference Question from Forouzon Book Computer Network.
Find the status of the following generator related to two isolated, single-bit errors.
$$x^{15} + x^{14} + 1$$
Answer given :
This polynomial ...
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Bit complexity of computing the sign of an expression evaluated at an algebraic number
I have a univariate polynomial $F(t)\in \mathbb{Z}[t]$ of degree $d$ and maximum bitsize of coefficients equal to $\tau$ and $G(t) \in \mathbb{Z}[t]$ of degree $d^2$ and maximum bitsize of ...
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Is O(n log n) exponential speedup over O(n^2)?
I would like to know if $O(n \log n)$ is an exponential speedup over $O(n^2)$?
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Multiplying bivariate polynomials using FFT
Consider two bivariate polynomials of degree at most $n-1$ in each variable:
$$ F(x,y) = \sum_{i,j=0}^{n-1} f_{i,j} x^i y^j \quad \text{and} \quad G(x,y) = \sum_{i,j=0}^{n-1} g_{i,j} x^i y^j. $$
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What is the most efficient algorithm to compute polynomial coefficients from its roots?
Given $n$ roots, $x_1, x_2, \dotsc, x_n$, the corresponding monic polynomial is
$$y = (x-x_1)(x-x_2)\dotsm(x-x_n) = \prod_{i}^n (x - x_i)$$
To get the coefficients, i.e., $y = \sum_{i}^n a_i x^i$, a ...
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Polynomial multiplications and counting
I came across the following problem. Given a set of $n$ positive integers $A$ and an integer $k$. Let $S$ be the set of integers that are the sum of $k$ distinct integers in $A$. Mathematically ...
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Fitting a polynomial to a set of points or to a skeleton
Available data
Available to me is a set of points which can be represented as shown in image 1:
Also available to me is a non-continuous path derived from this data. It is not important how this non-...
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Generating a set of divergence-free basis
I'm trying to derive an algorithm that would generate a set of divergence-free vectors, which shall be used as basis vectors later on. Using a simple example, a 2D second-order divergence-free basis ...
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Polynomials - using Newton's method, or not?
I have to find a root of polynomial of degree $n\ge2$. I need to write code to calculate the root for different values of $n$. Only 1 real positive solution is needed.
I can use general Newton's ...
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Polynomial size Boolean circuit for counting number of bits
Given a natural number $n \geq 1$, I am looking for a Boolean circuit over $2n$ variables, $\varphi(x_1, y_1, \dots, x_n, y_n)$, such that the output is true if and only if the assignment that makes ...
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Question on the paper ``Self-Testing/Correcting for Polynomials and for Approximate Functions''
I am having some trouble really getting to a precise understanding of some of Self-Testing/Correcting for Polynomials and for Approximate Functions and would greatly appreciate help. Here is my ...
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Search for numerical solutions of underdetermined systems of quadratic equations
I'm looking for an algorithm that can quickly generate an approximate real number solutions of an underdetermined quadratic system. My task is to explore its algebraic variety. I'm interested in a ...
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CRC computation speed vs polynomials features
I tried to find information about how features of a CRC polynomials influence computation speed of implementations.
It is obvious that (depending from the CPU architecture the algorithm runs on) ...
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Meaning of polynomially larger or smaller in the context of the master method
I'm studying the master method of solving recurrences and I have a somewhat decent math background but I'm having difficulty understanding the concept of $n^{\log_ba}$ being polynomially smaller or ...
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Last digit of polynomial value
There is a simple-looking problem.
Given integer coefficients $c_{0}, c_{1}, c_{2}, \dots, c_{n - 1}$ of polynomial $$ p(x) = c_{0} + c_{1} x + c_{2} x^{2} + \dots + c_{n - 1} x^{n - 1} $$ and ...
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Polynomial multiplication coefficients
I was wondering about the following interesting questions:
Polynomial multiplication can be done in $O(nlog(n))$ using FFT where n is the degree of the polynomial.
What about finding a specific ...
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Polylogarithm growth rate proof using Polynomial growth equation
In the CLRS, there's this part, where it's shown that $$\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{(n^b)}{(a^n)} = 0$$ In the same chapter, it uses the aforementioned equation to prove that any polylogarithm function ...
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An efficient algorithm to find a linear transformation between two ternary quadratic forms
Let $\mathbb{F}_p$ be a prime finite field for $p > 2$. Consider two ternary quadratic forms
$$Q_1\!: x^2 - a_1(t)y^2 - b_1(t)z^2,\\
Q_2\!: x^2 - a_2(t)y^2 - b_2(t)z^2$$
over the field $\mathbb{F}...
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Why $\Theta(n^2)$ multiplication of coefficient required for canonical form of polynomial?
I was working through a textbook (Probability & Computing by Michael Mitzenmacher & Eli Upfal) and am not able to understand the following:
Let $F(x)$ be given as a product
$F(x) = \prod_{...
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Decidability of factoring algebraic equations
Given an arbitrary algebraic equation, say for example the likelihood of the bernoulli distribution:
$$\prod_{i}^{n}\theta^{x_i}(1-\theta)^{1-x_i}$$
And some arbitrary factorization constraints, say:...
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How to find sets of polynomially bounded numbers whose subset sums are different?
Let $n$ be any positibe integer and set $N=\{1,\dots,n\}$. Now select two arbitrary but different subsets of $N$, say $S$ and $S'$. We are interested in finding a function $\pi(A)=\sum_{i\in A}a_i$ ...
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Calculating a polynomial's coefficients from its roots
Let $P$ be a monic polynomial polynomial given by its roots:
$$P(X) = (X-x_1)\times...\times(X-x_n)$$
What is the minimum asymptotic complexity to compute its expansion of the form:
$$a_nX^n+...+a_0$$...
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Complexity of polynomial interpolation
Polynomial Interpolation in the general case is $O(n^2)$ time complexity, but it can be done better in particular situations. For instance, when the polynomial can be evaluated at the complex roots of ...
