Is $x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1$ irreducible in $mathbb Z_7[x]$?
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How would one do this?
I know since it doesn't have roots it can only be divisible by irreducible polynomials of degree 2.
How would I prove that it is or it isn't?
There are a lot of polynomials with this conditions.
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How would one do this?
I know since it doesn't have roots it can only be divisible by irreducible polynomials of degree 2.
How would I prove that it is or it isn't?
There are a lot of polynomials with this conditions.
polynomials finite-fields irreducible-polynomials
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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– lulu
Jan 2 at 22:12
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How would one do this?
I know since it doesn't have roots it can only be divisible by irreducible polynomials of degree 2.
How would I prove that it is or it isn't?
There are a lot of polynomials with this conditions.
polynomials finite-fields irreducible-polynomials
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How would one do this?
I know since it doesn't have roots it can only be divisible by irreducible polynomials of degree 2.
How would I prove that it is or it isn't?
There are a lot of polynomials with this conditions.
polynomials finite-fields irreducible-polynomials
polynomials finite-fields irreducible-polynomials
edited Jan 2 at 22:18
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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– lulu
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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– lulu
Jan 2 at 22:12
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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– lulu
Jan 2 at 22:12
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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– lulu
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The product of all the monic, irreducible polynomials over $mathbb{F}_7$ wih degree $leq 2$ is given by $x^{49}-x$, so if we prove that $f(x)=(x^2+1)^2-x$ and $x^{48}-1$ are coprime over $mathbb{F}_7[x]$ we are done. Let us compute $x^{48}-1pmod{f(x)}$, for instance through the Brauer chain $x^4to x^8to x^{16}to x^{32}to x^{48}$.
$$ x^4 equiv -2x^2+x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^8 equiv 3x^3-3x^2+2x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{16} equiv x^3+3x^2+2x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{32} equiv -x^3+2x^2+x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{48}-1 equiv -x^3-2x^2+x+2 pmod{f(x)}$$
give
$$gcd(x^{48}-1,x^4+2x^2-x+1)=gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,x^4+2x^2-x+1) $$
$$ = gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,-x-3) $$
but $x=4$ is not a root of $x^3+2x^2-x-2$ since $7nmid 90$ and we have finished.
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See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
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– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
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That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
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You can also try to factor it as a product of two polynomials of degree $2$. Such a factorization must have the form
begin{align}x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1 & = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+b^{-1})\
& =x^4+(b+b^{-1}-a^2)x^2+(ab^{-1}-ab)x+1end{align}
Hence the relations
$$b+b^{-1}-a^2=2, ab^{-1}-ab=-1,$$
which can be easily seen to have no solution in $mathbb{Z}_7$.
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The product of all the monic, irreducible polynomials over $mathbb{F}_7$ wih degree $leq 2$ is given by $x^{49}-x$, so if we prove that $f(x)=(x^2+1)^2-x$ and $x^{48}-1$ are coprime over $mathbb{F}_7[x]$ we are done. Let us compute $x^{48}-1pmod{f(x)}$, for instance through the Brauer chain $x^4to x^8to x^{16}to x^{32}to x^{48}$.
$$ x^4 equiv -2x^2+x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^8 equiv 3x^3-3x^2+2x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{16} equiv x^3+3x^2+2x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{32} equiv -x^3+2x^2+x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{48}-1 equiv -x^3-2x^2+x+2 pmod{f(x)}$$
give
$$gcd(x^{48}-1,x^4+2x^2-x+1)=gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,x^4+2x^2-x+1) $$
$$ = gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,-x-3) $$
but $x=4$ is not a root of $x^3+2x^2-x-2$ since $7nmid 90$ and we have finished.
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See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
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– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
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That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
add a comment |
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The product of all the monic, irreducible polynomials over $mathbb{F}_7$ wih degree $leq 2$ is given by $x^{49}-x$, so if we prove that $f(x)=(x^2+1)^2-x$ and $x^{48}-1$ are coprime over $mathbb{F}_7[x]$ we are done. Let us compute $x^{48}-1pmod{f(x)}$, for instance through the Brauer chain $x^4to x^8to x^{16}to x^{32}to x^{48}$.
$$ x^4 equiv -2x^2+x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^8 equiv 3x^3-3x^2+2x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{16} equiv x^3+3x^2+2x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{32} equiv -x^3+2x^2+x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{48}-1 equiv -x^3-2x^2+x+2 pmod{f(x)}$$
give
$$gcd(x^{48}-1,x^4+2x^2-x+1)=gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,x^4+2x^2-x+1) $$
$$ = gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,-x-3) $$
but $x=4$ is not a root of $x^3+2x^2-x-2$ since $7nmid 90$ and we have finished.
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See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
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– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
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That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The product of all the monic, irreducible polynomials over $mathbb{F}_7$ wih degree $leq 2$ is given by $x^{49}-x$, so if we prove that $f(x)=(x^2+1)^2-x$ and $x^{48}-1$ are coprime over $mathbb{F}_7[x]$ we are done. Let us compute $x^{48}-1pmod{f(x)}$, for instance through the Brauer chain $x^4to x^8to x^{16}to x^{32}to x^{48}$.
$$ x^4 equiv -2x^2+x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^8 equiv 3x^3-3x^2+2x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{16} equiv x^3+3x^2+2x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{32} equiv -x^3+2x^2+x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{48}-1 equiv -x^3-2x^2+x+2 pmod{f(x)}$$
give
$$gcd(x^{48}-1,x^4+2x^2-x+1)=gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,x^4+2x^2-x+1) $$
$$ = gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,-x-3) $$
but $x=4$ is not a root of $x^3+2x^2-x-2$ since $7nmid 90$ and we have finished.
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The product of all the monic, irreducible polynomials over $mathbb{F}_7$ wih degree $leq 2$ is given by $x^{49}-x$, so if we prove that $f(x)=(x^2+1)^2-x$ and $x^{48}-1$ are coprime over $mathbb{F}_7[x]$ we are done. Let us compute $x^{48}-1pmod{f(x)}$, for instance through the Brauer chain $x^4to x^8to x^{16}to x^{32}to x^{48}$.
$$ x^4 equiv -2x^2+x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^8 equiv 3x^3-3x^2+2x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{16} equiv x^3+3x^2+2x-1pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{32} equiv -x^3+2x^2+x-3pmod{f(x)} $$
$$ x^{48}-1 equiv -x^3-2x^2+x+2 pmod{f(x)}$$
give
$$gcd(x^{48}-1,x^4+2x^2-x+1)=gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,x^4+2x^2-x+1) $$
$$ = gcd(x^3+2x^2-x-2,-x-3) $$
but $x=4$ is not a root of $x^3+2x^2-x-2$ since $7nmid 90$ and we have finished.
answered Jan 2 at 22:39
Jack D'AurizioJack D'Aurizio
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See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
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– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
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That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
add a comment |
$begingroup$
See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
$endgroup$
– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
$begingroup$
That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
$endgroup$
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
$begingroup$
See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
$endgroup$
– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
$begingroup$
See this answer for a generalization - an efficient algorithm often used in practice (a polynomial analog of the Pocklington-Lehmer integer primality test)
$endgroup$
– Bill Dubuque
Jan 2 at 23:13
$begingroup$
That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
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That's it. I spent awhile looking for a trick answer, but didn't see any. An alternative way of organizing the calculation would be to first build a list of remainders of $x^0,x^7equiv-1+3x+3x^2+3x^3,x^{14}$ and $x^{21}$ modulo $f(x)$. Raising to seventh power modulo $f(x)$ is linear, so $$x^{49}equiv-1+3x^7+3x^{14}+3x^{21}pmod{f(x)}$$ et cetera. This may help with a higher degree polynomial. I'm afraid I don't have a good feel for the difference in complexity for I usually do this in characteristic two only :-)
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– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jan 2 at 23:19
add a comment |
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You can also try to factor it as a product of two polynomials of degree $2$. Such a factorization must have the form
begin{align}x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1 & = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+b^{-1})\
& =x^4+(b+b^{-1}-a^2)x^2+(ab^{-1}-ab)x+1end{align}
Hence the relations
$$b+b^{-1}-a^2=2, ab^{-1}-ab=-1,$$
which can be easily seen to have no solution in $mathbb{Z}_7$.
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add a comment |
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You can also try to factor it as a product of two polynomials of degree $2$. Such a factorization must have the form
begin{align}x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1 & = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+b^{-1})\
& =x^4+(b+b^{-1}-a^2)x^2+(ab^{-1}-ab)x+1end{align}
Hence the relations
$$b+b^{-1}-a^2=2, ab^{-1}-ab=-1,$$
which can be easily seen to have no solution in $mathbb{Z}_7$.
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add a comment |
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You can also try to factor it as a product of two polynomials of degree $2$. Such a factorization must have the form
begin{align}x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1 & = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+b^{-1})\
& =x^4+(b+b^{-1}-a^2)x^2+(ab^{-1}-ab)x+1end{align}
Hence the relations
$$b+b^{-1}-a^2=2, ab^{-1}-ab=-1,$$
which can be easily seen to have no solution in $mathbb{Z}_7$.
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You can also try to factor it as a product of two polynomials of degree $2$. Such a factorization must have the form
begin{align}x^4 + 2x^2 - x + 1 & = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+b^{-1})\
& =x^4+(b+b^{-1}-a^2)x^2+(ab^{-1}-ab)x+1end{align}
Hence the relations
$$b+b^{-1}-a^2=2, ab^{-1}-ab=-1,$$
which can be easily seen to have no solution in $mathbb{Z}_7$.
answered Jan 2 at 22:57
moutheticsmouthetics
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Just try to solve for the coefficients. if it factored, we'd have $p(x)=(x^2+ax+b)times (x^2+cx+d)$
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