GF(p^m)
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GF(p^m) is a finite field with p^m elements, where p is a prime and m is a positive integer, widely used in algebra, coding theory, and cryptography.
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Target entity: GF(p^m) Context triple: [Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields, worksOver, GF(p^m)]
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GF(p)
GF(p) is a finite field consisting of p elements, where p is a prime number, that forms the basic setting for modular arithmetic and many algebraic and cryptographic constructions.
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Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields is a foundational deterministic method in computational algebra that efficiently decomposes polynomials into irreducible factors over finite fields and underpins many modern algorithms in coding theory and cryptography.
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Levine-Fricke Field
Levine-Fricke Field is the home softball stadium of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, located on the university’s campus in Berkeley, California.
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Galois
Galois is a French surname most famously associated with Évariste Galois, the pioneering 19th-century mathematician who founded group theory and laid the groundwork for modern abstract algebra.
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Gaussian rationals ℚ(i)
Gaussian rationals ℚ(i) are the field of complex numbers whose real and imaginary parts are rational, formed by adjoining the imaginary unit i to the rational numbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: GF(p^m) Target entity description: GF(p^m) is a finite field with p^m elements, where p is a prime and m is a positive integer, widely used in algebra, coding theory, and cryptography.
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GF(p)
GF(p) is a finite field consisting of p elements, where p is a prime number, that forms the basic setting for modular arithmetic and many algebraic and cryptographic constructions.
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Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields
Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields is a foundational deterministic method in computational algebra that efficiently decomposes polynomials into irreducible factors over finite fields and underpins many modern algorithms in coding theory and cryptography.
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Levine-Fricke Field
Levine-Fricke Field is the home softball stadium of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, located on the university’s campus in Berkeley, California.
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Galois
Galois is a French surname most famously associated with Évariste Galois, the pioneering 19th-century mathematician who founded group theory and laid the groundwork for modern abstract algebra.
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Gaussian rationals ℚ(i)
Gaussian rationals ℚ(i) are the field of complex numbers whose real and imaginary parts are rational, formed by adjoining the imaginary unit i to the rational numbers.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Galois field
ⓘ
finite field ⓘ |
| additiveGroupIs | elementary abelian p-group ⓘ |
| additiveGroupOrder | p^m ⓘ |
| automorphismGroupIs | generated by Frobenius automorphism ⓘ |
| basisType |
dual basis
ⓘ
normal basis ⓘ |
| basisType | polynomial basis ⓘ |
| characteristic | p ⓘ |
| constructedAs | GF(p)[x]/(f(x)) ⓘ |
| constructionCondition | f(x) irreducible of degree m over GF(p) ⓘ |
| definedOver | prime p ⓘ |
| everyElementSatisfies | x^(p^m) = x ⓘ |
| existsIf | p is prime and m is positive integer ⓘ |
| extensionDegree | m ⓘ |
| FrobeniusAutomorphism | x -> x^p ⓘ |
| hasAdditiveIdentity | true ⓘ |
| hasCardinality | p^m ⓘ |
| hasMultiplicativeIdentity | true ⓘ |
| hasSubfield | GF(p^d) for each d dividing m ⓘ |
| isAlgebraicOver | GF(p) ⓘ |
| isCommutative | true ⓘ |
| isExtensionOf | GF(p) ⓘ |
| isFinite | true ⓘ |
| isIntegralDomain | true ⓘ |
| isPerfectField | true ⓘ |
| isSimpleExtension | GF(p)(α) where α is root of irreducible polynomial ⓘ |
| isUniqueUpTo | field isomorphism ⓘ |
| isVectorSpaceOver | GF(p) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multiplicativeGroupIs | cyclic group ⓘ |
| multiplicativeGroupOrder | p^m - 1 ⓘ |
| normMapTo | GF(p) ⓘ |
| parameter |
positive integer m
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prime p ⓘ |
| polynomialRepresentation | polynomials of degree < m over GF(p) ⓘ |
| subfieldsCorrespondTo | divisors of m ⓘ |
| traceMapTo | GF(p) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
BCH codes
NERFINISHED
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Reed–Solomon codes NERFINISHED ⓘ algebra ⓘ block ciphers ⓘ coding theory ⓘ cryptography ⓘ elliptic curve cryptography ⓘ error-correcting codes ⓘ stream ciphers ⓘ |
| vectorSpaceDimension | m ⓘ |
| zeroDivisors | none ⓘ |
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Subject: GF(p^m) Description of subject: GF(p^m) is a finite field with p^m elements, where p is a prime and m is a positive integer, widely used in algebra, coding theory, and cryptography.
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