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Algebraic Problems Equivalent to Beating Exponent 3/2 for Polynomial Factorization over Finite Fields

Authors Zeyu Guo, Anand Kumar Narayanan, Chris Umans

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  • polynomials
  • factorization

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Abstract

The fastest known algorithm for factoring univariate polynomials over finite fields is the Kedlaya-Umans (fast modular composition) implementation of the Kaltofen-Shoup algorithm. It is randomized and takes ~O(n^{3/2}*log(q)+n*log^2(q)) time to factor polynomials of degree n over the finite field F_q with q elements. A significant open problem is if the 3/2 exponent can be improved. We study a collection of algebraic problems and establish a web of reductions between them. A consequence is that an algorithm for any one of these problems with exponent better than 3/2 would yield an algorithm for polynomial factorization with exponent better than 3/2.

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Zeyu Guo, Anand Kumar Narayanan, and Chris Umans. Algebraic Problems Equivalent to Beating Exponent 3/2 for Polynomial Factorization over Finite Fields. In 41st International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2016). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 58, pp. 47:1-47:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016) https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2016.47

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Zeyu Guo
Anand Kumar Narayanan
Chris Umans

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