On p-adic computation of the rational form of a matrix

  • Authors:
  • Marie-Hélène Mathieu;David Ford

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada;Department of Computer Science, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Symbolic Computation
  • Year:
  • 1990

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Abstract

We consider the problem of bringing a given matrix into ''cyclic form,'' from which the rational form can be computed easily. Matrices are taken to have p-adic integer entries, and computations are done with rational integer approximations to p-adic integers. We give bounds on the precision necessary to ensure that the resulting cyclic form is indeed similar to the original matrix. We also give a criterion for deciding whether the cyclic form is correct.