dh
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Re: algebraic numbers
Posted:
Dec 30, 2009 4:19 AM
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Hi,
algebraic numbers are dense in R. Therefore there are an infinite
number of algebraic numbers "close" to any rational (here even :
finite decimal representation).
Therefore, you must give a more stringent condition, to choose one.
Daniel
On 29 Dez., 07:24, Andre Hautot <ahau...@ulg.ac.be> wrote:
> x= Sqrt[2] + Sqrt[3] + Sqrt[5] is an algebraic number
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> MinimalPolynomial[Sqrt[2] + Sqrt[3] + Sqrt[5], x]
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> returns the polynomial : 576 - 960 x^2 + 352 x^4 - 40 x^6 + x^8 as
> expected
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> Now suppose we only know the N first figures of x (N large enough), say
> : N[x,50] = 5.3823323474417620387383087344468466809530954887989
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> is it possible to recognize x as a probably algebraic number and to
> deduce its minimal polynomial ?
>
> Thanks for a hint,
> ahautot
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