There is no efficient reverse derivation mode for discrete derivatives

  • Authors:
  • Éric Schost

  • Affiliations:
  • LIX, École polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

  • Venue:
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In the straight-line program model, it is known that computing all partial derivatives of a single polynomial induces only a constant increase in complexity, using the reverse derivation mode. We show that no such result holds for shifts, differences, q-shifts or q-differences.