1 | Singular version 3.0 |
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2 | University of Kaiserslautern |
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3 | Department of Mathematics Centre for Computer Algebra |
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4 | Authors: G.-M. Greuel, G. Pfister, H. Schoenemann |
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5 | (C) 1986-2005 All Rights Reserved |
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6 | |
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7 | README FILE FOR SINGULAR KERNEL |
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8 | =============================== |
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9 | |
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10 | This directory contains the source files for the Singular interpreter and |
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11 | the following subdirectories: |
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12 | |
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13 | 'LIB' -- contains Singular libraries written in Singular's |
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14 | programming language |
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15 | |
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16 | See the following files in this directory |
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17 | 'INSTALL' -- for information on how to install Singular |
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18 | 'COPYING' -- for copying and license information |
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19 | |
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20 | See below for an overview of Singular, and for distribution and |
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21 | support information. |
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22 | |
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23 | If you receive this file as part of a complete Singular distribution, |
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24 | see also the files contained in the top |
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25 | directory of the full Singular distribution. |
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26 | |
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27 | |
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28 | Overview of Singular |
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29 | ==================== |
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30 | Singular is a special-purpose computer algebra system for commutative |
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31 | algebra and algebraic geometry. The main features of Singular are: |
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32 | |
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33 | * Computations in very general rings (polynomial rings, localizations |
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34 | of rings at a prime ideal, tensor products of rings) over many |
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35 | ground fields (rational numbers, mod p numbers, Galois fields, |
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36 | transcendental/algebraic extensions) and monomial orderings (all |
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37 | standard monomial orderings, including matrix orderings) |
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38 | |
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39 | * Very fast standard (resp. Groebner) bases computations |
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40 | |
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41 | * Polynomial factorization, resultant, and gcd computations |
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42 | |
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43 | * Large variety of implemented related algorithm: FGLM, |
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44 | Hilbert-driven, Factorizing Buchberger; Minimal resolutions, |
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45 | Primary decomposition; Usual ideal theoretic operations; standard |
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46 | combinatorial algorithms. |
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47 | |
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48 | * Efficient and flexible communication links based on the MP |
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49 | protocol and library |
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50 | |
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51 | * Easy-to-use, command-driven user-interface |
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52 | |
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53 | * Intuitive, C-like programming language |
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54 | |
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55 | * Extensive libraries of procedures, written in Singular's |
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56 | programming language |
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57 | |
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58 | * Written in C/C++. Available as source and binary for some hard- and |
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59 | software platforms (including most Un*x variants, MS-DOG, MacOS) |
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60 | |
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61 | |
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62 | Distribution of Singular |
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63 | ======================== |
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64 | The newest version of Singular is always available by anonymous ftp |
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65 | from |
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66 | http://www.singular.uni-kl.de |
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67 | |
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68 | Binary versions of Singular for common hard- and software |
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69 | platforms are available. |
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70 | |
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71 | Architecture - independent files (such as libraries written in the |
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72 | Singular programming language, and the Singular documentation) are |
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73 | distributed as Singular-<version>-share.tar.gz. |
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74 | |
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75 | Singular's terminal i/o is most convenient if it is linked with the |
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76 | GNU readline library. |
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77 | The GMP library and the readline library is available at |
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78 | your local GNU mirrors. You have to have these library |
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79 | already installed, before Singular can be linked with them. |
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80 | |
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81 | The MP library library is available from mcs.kent.edu:/pub/MP/ |
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82 | For further information on MP, see also |
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83 | http://symbolicnet.mcs.kent.edu/areas/protocols/mp.html |
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84 | |
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85 | The NTL library (Victor Shoup) is recommended. |
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86 | It is avavailable from http://www.shoup.net. |
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87 | |
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88 | The factory and libfac library are available from |
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89 | ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de:/pub/Math/Singular/src |
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90 | |
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91 | More information about Singular: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports |
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92 | ================================================================= |
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93 | |
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94 | More and up-to-date information about Singular is always available |
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95 | from |
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96 | http://www.singular.uni-kl.de |
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97 | We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports. Please |
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98 | contact us at |
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99 | singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de |
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100 | |
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101 | |
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102 | GOOD LUCK and ENJOY! Your Singular team. |
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104 | |
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