Solving Polynomial Equation Systems I (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521811545)

With the advent of computers, theoretical studies and solution methods for polynomial equations have changed dramatically. Many classical results can be more usefully recast within a different framework which in turn lends itself to further theoretical development tuned to computation. This first book in a trilogy is devoted to the new approach. It is a handbook covering the classical theory of finding roots of a univariate polynomial, emphasizing computational aspects, especially the representation and manipulation of algebraic numbers, enlarged by more recent representations like the Duval Model and the Thom Codification. Mora aims to show that solving a polynomial equation really means finding algorithms that help one manipulate roots rather than simply computing them; to that end he also surveys algorithms for factorizing univariate polynomials.

Author: Teo Mora
ISBN-10: 0521811546
ISBN-13: 9780521811545
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2003
Pages: 438
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2004 pg. 1917