Difference between revisions of "CoCoA:HowTo:Use Modular Numbers"

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Moreover this throws an error
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Moreover this command throws an error
 
   Use R::=Z/(5);
 
   Use R::=Z/(5);
 
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5 is an integer, and integers do not depend on the current ring: could you imagine what would happen to a For cycle over Z/(2)?  ;-)
 
5 is an integer, and integers do not depend on the current ring: could you imagine what would happen to a For cycle over Z/(2)?  ;-)
If you want to use 5 as a modular number you should use this syntax (similar to C/C++)
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If you want to use 5 as a modular number you should either use this syntax (similar to C/C++)
 
   5 % 5;
 
   5 % 5;
 
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The creation of a polynomial ring with no indeterminated has been disabled to highlight this (unexpected?) behaviour.

Revision as of 14:48, 29 November 2005

Modular Numbers

Question

What's wrong in this?

  Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
  5x+2y;
2y
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  5=0;
FALSE
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Moreover this command throws an error

  Use R::=Z/(5);

Answer

  Type(5);
INT
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5 is an integer, and integers do not depend on the current ring: could you imagine what would happen to a For cycle over Z/(2)? ;-) If you want to use 5 as a modular number you should either use this syntax (similar to C/C++)

  5 % 5;
0 % 5
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or embed your integer into the polynomial ring

  Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
  Poly(5);
0
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The creation of a polynomial ring with no indeterminated has been disabled to highlight this (unexpected?) behaviour.