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Record Nr.

UNISA996466367803316

Autore

Gerhard Jürgen

Titolo

Modular Algorithms in Symbolic Summation and Symbolic Integration [[electronic resource] /] / by Jürgen Gerhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2005

ISBN

3-540-30137-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 228 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, , 0302-9743 ; ; 3218

Classificazione

54.10

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Algorithms

Numerical analysis

Computer science—Mathematics

Computer mathematics

Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity

Numeric Computing

Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation

Computational Science and Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Overview -- 3. Technical Prerequisites -- 4. Change of Basis -- 5. Modular Squarefree and Greatest Factorial Factorization -- 6. Modular Hermite Integration -- 7. Computing All Integral Roots of the Resultant -- 8. Modular Algorithms for the Gosper-Petkovšek Form -- 9. Polynomial Solutions of Linear First Order Equations -- 10. Modular Gosper and Almkvist & Zeilberger Algorithms.

Sommario/riassunto

This work brings together two streams in computer algebra: symbolic integration and summation on the one hand, and fast algorithmics on the other hand. In many algorithmically oriented areas of computer science, theanalysisof- gorithms–placedintothe limelightbyDonKnuth’stalkat the 1970ICM –provides a crystal-clear criterion for success. The researcher who designs an algorithmthat is faster (asymptotically, in the worst case) than any previous method receives instant grati?cation: her result will be recognized as valuable. Alas, the downside is that



such results come along quite infrequently, despite our best efforts. An alternative evaluation method is to run a new algorithm on examples; this has its obvious problems, but is sometimes the best we can do. George Collins, one of the fathers of computer algebra and a great experimenter,wrote in 1969: “I think this demonstrates again that a simple analysis is often more revealing than a ream of empirical data (although both are important). ” Within computer algebra, some areas have traditionally followed the former methodology, notably some parts of polynomial algebra and linear algebra. Other areas, such as polynomial system solving, have not yet been amenable to this - proach. The usual “input size” parameters of computer science seem inadequate, and although some natural “geometric” parameters have been identi?ed (solution dimension, regularity), not all (potential) major progress can be expressed in this framework. Symbolic integration and summation have been in a similar state.