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Topic: rational functions over Z/p
Replies: 8   Last Post: Oct 18, 2011 3:13 AM

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Igor Kriz

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Registered: 9/15/11
rational functions over Z/p
Posted: Sep 15, 2011 10:13 AM
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I wonder if there is a way of making Mathematica (or Maple) work
with rational functions (in several variables) over the field Z/p of
integers modulo p?
Basically, I need it to be able to do arithmetic operations with, and
simplify on
the fly. In maple, commands such as mod 2 work on polynomials, but not
reliably on rational functions (e.g., can produce 2's in the numerator
or
denominator, or not simplify where possible). I was not able to make
modulus ->
work at all with polynomials (let alone rational functions) in
mathematica.

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