Fast arithmetic for triangular sets: From theory to practice

  • Authors:
  • Xin Li;Marc Moreno Maza;Éric Schost

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Science Department, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada;Computer Science Department, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada;Computer Science Department, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Symbolic Computation
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We study arithmetic operations for triangular families of polynomials, concentrating on multiplication in dimension zero. By a suitable extension of fast univariate Euclidean division, we obtain theoretical and practical improvements over a direct recursive approach; for a family of special cases, we reach quasi-linear complexity. The main outcome we have in mind is the acceleration of higher-level algorithms, by interfacing our low-level implementation with languages such as AXIOM or Maple. We show the potential for huge speed-ups, by comparing two AXIOM implementations of van Hoeij and Monagan's modular GCD algorithm.