Real root isolation for algebraic polynomials

  • Authors:
  • Siegfried M. Rump

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGSAM Bulletin
  • Year:
  • 1977

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Abstract

Several algorithms are known to separate the real zeros of a polynomial. In his thesis Heindel [He70] showed, that the computing time of his algorithm using Sturm sequences is polynomially bounded in the length of the coefficients. The polynomials are assumed to have integral coefficients. In his Diplomarbeit [Lü76] Ludicke gave a modified Sturm algorithm for real algebraic polynomials with a polynomially bounded, but very high computing time. He described and analyzed the algorithm, but did not implement it. In the present paper we extend the Collins/Loos - algorithm [CL76] from integral to real algebraic coefficients and gain empirical computing times.