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[3175d1] | 2 | @comment $Id: NEWS.texi,v 1.41 2005-04-29 19:42:34 levandov Exp $ |
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[53c00b] | 3 | @comment this file contains the News about Singular versions |
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| 4 | @comment Unix |
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| 5 | @ifclear VERSION |
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| 6 | @include version.texi |
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| 7 | @end ifclear |
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| 8 | |
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| 9 | @majorheading NEWS in SINGULAR @value{VERSION} |
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| 10 | |
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[e62563a] | 11 | @ifclear singularmanual |
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[53c00b] | 12 | @macro nref{what} |
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| 13 | \what\ |
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| 14 | @end macro |
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| 15 | @end ifclear |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | @ifset singularmanual |
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| 18 | @macro nref{what} |
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| 19 | @ref{\what\} |
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| 20 | @end macro |
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| 21 | @end ifset |
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| 22 | |
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[a02163] | 23 | The current version @value{VERSION} is a pre-release to the new |
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| 24 | release series version 3-0. |
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[5c14fb] | 25 | |
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[a02163] | 26 | Singular version 3 has a greater functionality and an improved architecture. |
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| 27 | Major new features are: |
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| 28 | @itemize |
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| 29 | @item |
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| 30 | dynamic modules |
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| 31 | @item |
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[3175d1] | 32 | non-commutative extension @nref{PLURAL} |
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[a02163] | 33 | @item |
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| 34 | name spaces (package) |
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| 35 | @item |
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| 36 | easy manipulation of rings (ringlist) |
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| 37 | @item |
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| 38 | improved speed of maps (subst, map) |
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| 39 | @item |
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[012bbb] | 40 | variant of Faugeres F4: @nref{slimgb}. |
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| 41 | @item |
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[a02163] | 42 | improved factorization (integration of NTL, factorization over algebraic extensions, |
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| 43 | zeroset.lib) |
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| 44 | @item |
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| 45 | improved gcd of polynomials (including bug fixes) |
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| 46 | @item |
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| 47 | ports to more architectures including automatic building from source (fink on Mac, ebuild on Gentoo) |
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| 48 | @item |
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| 49 | more help browser supported, user extendable (help.cnf) |
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| 50 | @item |
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| 51 | many bugs fixed |
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| 52 | @end itemize |
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| 53 | Besides theses internal changes, Singular version 3 offers many new |
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| 54 | features and functionalities (which were partly already incorporated in |
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| 55 | the 2-0 series). |
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[2983b3] | 56 | |
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[98b5a7] | 57 | @heading Factorizing algorithms revisited |
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| 58 | Starting with version 2-0-4, we use NTL (of Victor Shoup) for factoring |
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| 59 | univariate polynomials. The multivariate factoring code in libfac/factory |
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| 60 | does now also work over algebraic extension fields. |
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[2983b3] | 61 | |
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[53c00b] | 62 | @heading New @sc{Singular} libraries |
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| 63 | |
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[98a386] | 64 | Reorganisation of libraries into "Categories". |
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[53c00b] | 65 | @table @asis |
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[3175d1] | 66 | @item @nref{control_lib} |
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| 67 | algebraic analysis tools for System and Control Theory |
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| 68 | @item @nref{mregular_lib} |
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| 69 | procedures for computing the Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity |
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| 70 | @item @nref{mprimdec_lib} |
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[a02163] | 71 | procedures for primary decomposition of modules |
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[3175d1] | 72 | @item @nref{gmspoly_lib}, @nref{gmssing_lib} |
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[af847a] | 73 | procedures for the Gauss-Manin connection of a singularity |
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[53c00b] | 74 | @end table |
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| 75 | |
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[5c14fb] | 76 | @heading Changes in @sc{Singular} libraries |
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| 77 | Many procedures were moved into different libraries, |
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[a02163] | 78 | the documentation of libraries was generally improved. |
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[5c14fb] | 79 | @table @asis |
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| 80 | @end table |
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| 81 | |
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[53c00b] | 82 | @heading New @sc{Singular} functions |
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| 83 | |
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| 84 | @table @asis |
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[a02163] | 85 | @item @code{ringlist} |
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[012bbb] | 86 | @item @code{slimgb} |
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[53c00b] | 87 | @end table |
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| 88 | |
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| 89 | @heading @sc{Singular} functions whose syntax/semantics has changed |
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| 90 | @table @asis |
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[a02163] | 91 | @item @nref{degree} |
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| 92 | outputs degree and dimension instead of returning an int |
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| 93 | @item @nref{attrib} |
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| 94 | new attribute: @code{rowShift} |
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[8d38069] | 95 | @end table |
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| 96 | |
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[3175d1] | 97 | @heading Noncommutative Extension @sc{Plural} |
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| 98 | |
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| 99 | Starting with version 3-0-0, @sc{Singular} features a |
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| 100 | noncommutative extension @sc{Plural}. It allows to |
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| 101 | set and to compute within noncommutative algebras |
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| 102 | with PBW basis. Among available algorithms are Groebner |
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| 103 | bases for left modules, syzygies and resolutions. |
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| 104 | |
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| 105 | Together with @sc{Plural} come the following libraries: |
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| 106 | |
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| 107 | @table @asis |
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| 108 | @item @nref{center_lib} |
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| 109 | computes generators of the center and centralizer subalgebras up |
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| 110 | to a given degree resp. up to a given number of generators |
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| 111 | @item @nref{involution_lib} |
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| 112 | determines linear antiautomorphisms (involutions) and automorphisms |
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| 113 | @item @nref{gkdim_lib} |
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| 114 | computes a Gel'fand-Kirillov dimension for modules |
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| 115 | @item @nref{ncalg_lib} |
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| 116 | includes ready-to-use funtions for defining many important |
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| 117 | noncommutative algebras |
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| 118 | @item @nref{ncdecomp_lib} |
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| 119 | computes a decomposition of module by its central characters |
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| 120 | @item @nref{ncalg_lib}, @nref{nctools_lib} |
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| 121 | contain numerous useful tools for noncommutative algebras |
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| 122 | @item @nref{qmatrix_lib} |
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| 123 | procedures, related to quantum matrices and minors |
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| 124 | @end table |
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| 125 | |
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[2983b3] | 126 | @heading Internal Changes |
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| 127 | @table @asis |
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[a02163] | 128 | @item new mapping code |
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[3175d1] | 129 | @c @item non-commutative extension (Plural) |
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[a02163] | 130 | @item factory revisited |
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[2983b3] | 131 | @end table |
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| 132 | |
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[98a386] | 133 | @heading Porting |
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[2983b3] | 134 | |
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[a70441f] | 135 | @itemize @bullet |
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[a02163] | 136 | @item Singular is available for ix86-Linux, HPUX_9, HPUX_10, |
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[3175d1] | 137 | SunOS-4, SunOS-5, IRIX-6, ix86-Win (runs on Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP), |
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[a02163] | 138 | FreeBSD, MacOS X, DecAlpha-Linux, x86_64-Linux (AMD64/Opteron/EM64T), |
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| 139 | IA64-Linux |
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[8d38069] | 140 | @end itemize |
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