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[5c14fb] | 2 | @comment $Id: NEWS.texi,v 1.30 2001-02-23 17:37:29 obachman 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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[98a386] | 23 | The current version @value{VERSION} is the first release of the new |
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[5c14fb] | 24 | release series version 2-0. Its is a major upgrade from both, the 1-2 and |
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| 25 | 1-3 release serieses. |
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| 26 | |
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| 27 | Singular version 2 is generally much faster than any previous |
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| 28 | version of Singular, due to a rewrite of major parts of the Singular |
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| 29 | kernel (e.g., the kernel has a new memory manager and a new polynomial |
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| 30 | arithmetic) and due to new and better implemented algorithms (e.g., for |
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| 31 | comuting resolutions and determinants). |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | Besides theses internal changes, Singular version 2 offers many new |
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| 34 | features and functionlities (which were partly already incorporated in |
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| 35 | the 1-3 series). E.g., a native Windows distribution, an Emacs user |
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| 36 | interface, a new help system, 16 new libraries, etc. |
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| 37 | |
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| 38 | All these changes are explained in more detail below. |
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| 39 | |
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| 40 | @heading Efficiency Improvements |
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| 41 | The following table shows some timings which compare the efficincy of |
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| 42 | Singular version 1-2-3 and Singular version 2. All times are in seconds |
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| 43 | and were obtained on an AMD Athlon with 700 MHz, 128 MB RAM, running |
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| 44 | Linux. |
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| 45 | |
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| 46 | @multitable @columnfractions .15 .15 .25 .15 .15 .15 |
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| 47 | @item @strong{Example} @tab @strong{Comp} @tab @strong{Ring} @tab @strong{1-2} @tab @strong{2-0} @tab @strong{Speedup} |
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| 48 | @item @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Benchmarks/Singular/mora_1.sing,,mora_1} @tab std @tab 32003,x(1..3),ds @tab 82 @tab 9.4 @tab 8.7 |
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| 49 | @item @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Benchmarks/Singular/mora_9.sing,,mora_9} @tab std @tab 32003,x(1..14),ds @tab 9600 @tab 96 @tab 100 |
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| 50 | @item @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Benchmarks/Singular/homog_gonnet.sing,,homog_gonnet} @tab std @tab 32003,x(1..18),dp @tab 33 @tab 8.9 @tab 4.5 |
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| 51 | @item @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Benchmarks/Singular/homog_cyclic_8.sing,,homog_cyclic_8} @tab std @tab 32003,x(1..9),dp @tab 1873 @tab 472 @tab 4.0 |
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| 52 | @item @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Benchmarks/Singular/cyclic_8.sing,,cyclic_8} @tab std @tab 32003,x(1..8),dp @tab >47800 @tab 478 @tab >100 |
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| 53 | @end multitable |
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[2983b3] | 54 | |
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| 55 | |
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[53c00b] | 56 | @heading General Changes |
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| 57 | @table @asis |
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[bde8dd] | 58 | @item @strong{Windows distribution} |
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| 59 | created with Installshield, includes Cygwin, Singular, and (optionally) |
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[5c14fb] | 60 | XEmacs, distributed as several self-extracting archives. |
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[53c00b] | 61 | @item @nref{Emacs user interface} |
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| 62 | the recommended interface for using @sc{Singular} |
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[8d38069] | 63 | @item @code{ESingular} |
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| 64 | new program for an out-of-the-box, pre-customized Emacs which runs |
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| 65 | Singular |
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[53c00b] | 66 | @item @nref{The online help system} |
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[e62563a] | 67 | choose in which browser the on-line help is displayed; |
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[119b42] | 68 | @*wildcard expansion of help topics |
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| 69 | @*new layout of html manual pages |
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[53c00b] | 70 | @item @nref{Source code debugger} |
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| 71 | interactive debugging of procedures written in the @sc{Singular} |
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| 72 | language |
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[231b5d1] | 73 | @item @nref{example} |
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| 74 | Provide on-line examples for all kernel and library commands. |
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[53c00b] | 75 | @item file/directory layout of distribution |
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[119b42] | 76 | @code{Singular/<version>/} |
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[98a386] | 77 | @item http://www.singular.uni-kl.de |
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| 78 | New WWW home-site of @sc{Singular} |
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[53c00b] | 79 | @end table |
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| 80 | |
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[8d38069] | 81 | @heading Extensions of the ring concept |
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[53c00b] | 82 | |
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| 83 | @table @asis |
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[119b42] | 84 | @item new coefficient domains: arbitrary long real and complex numbers |
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[53c00b] | 85 | @item no restriction on number of ring variables |
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[98a386] | 86 | @item no restriction on number of parameters |
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| 87 | @c @item TBC: DegBound on exponent values |
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| 88 | @c @item TBC: parameters over real/complex |
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| 89 | @c @item TBC: declaration with "ring of ring". |
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[53c00b] | 90 | @end table |
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| 91 | |
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| 92 | @heading New @sc{Singular} libraries |
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| 93 | |
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[98a386] | 94 | Reorganisation of libraries into "Categories". |
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[53c00b] | 95 | @table @asis |
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[76871f4] | 96 | @item @nref{intprog_lib} procedures for computing toric ideals |
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[ec8a650] | 97 | @item @nref{toric_lib} procedures for Integer Programming using Groebner bases |
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[755779] | 98 | @item @code{spectrum.lib} procedures for computing spectra |
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[5eb3ef] | 99 | @item @nref{mregular_lib} procedures for computing the Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity |
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[ec8a650] | 100 | @item @nref{mondromy_lib} |
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[53c00b] | 101 | procedures for computing the monodromy of a singularity |
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[ec8a650] | 102 | @item @nref{spcurve_lib} |
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[c17dd0] | 103 | procedures for CM codimension 2 singularities |
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[ec8a650] | 104 | @item @nref{triang_lib} |
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[4f65c4] | 105 | procedures for decomposing zero-dimensional ideals |
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[ec8a650] | 106 | @item @nref{solve_lib} |
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[53c00b] | 107 | procedures for solving polynomial systems |
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[ec8a650] | 108 | @item @nref{surf_lib} |
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[53c00b] | 109 | visualization of curves and surfaces with @code{surf} |
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[6ab69a] | 110 | @item @nref{reesclos_lib} |
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[9e1207] | 111 | Rees Algebra and integral closure of an ideal |
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[cb2fb47] | 112 | @item @nref{brnoeth_lib} |
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| 113 | Brill-Noether algorithm, Weierstrass semigroups and AG codes |
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[15568a] | 114 | @item @nref{stratify_lib} |
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| 115 | Algorithmic stratification by the Greuel-Pfister algorithm |
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[cb2fb47] | 116 | @item @nref{paramet_lib} |
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[90bd7d] | 117 | parametrization of curves |
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[cb2fb47] | 118 | @item @nref{rinvar_lib} |
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[90bd7d] | 119 | Invariant rings of reductive groups |
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[cb2fb47] | 120 | @item @nref{zeroset_lib} |
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[90bd7d] | 121 | Procedures for roots and factorization |
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[cb2fb47] | 122 | @item @nref{qhmoduli_lib} |
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[90bd7d] | 123 | Moduli spaces of sqh-singularities |
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[53c00b] | 124 | @end table |
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| 125 | |
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[5c14fb] | 126 | @heading Changes in @sc{Singular} libraries |
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| 127 | Many procedures were moved into different libraries, |
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| 128 | the documentation of libraries was generally improved and |
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| 129 | some libraries renamed: |
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| 130 | @table @asis |
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| 131 | @item @nref{ainvar_lib} |
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| 132 | renamed @code{invar.lib} to @code{ainvar.lib} |
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| 133 | (see also @code{rinvar.lib}, @code{finvar.lib}). |
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| 134 | @item @nref{deform_lib} |
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| 135 | renamed procedures @code{T1, T2, T12} to @code{T_1, T_2, T_12}. |
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| 136 | @item @nref{poly_lib} |
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| 137 | new procedures numerator/denominator |
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| 138 | @end table |
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| 139 | |
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[53c00b] | 140 | @heading New @sc{Singular} functions |
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| 141 | |
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| 142 | @table @asis |
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[912f69] | 143 | @item @code{convhull, simplex} |
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| 144 | TODO: docu, tests |
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| 145 | @item @nref{division} |
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| 146 | Extension of lift: @code{division(M,SM)} returns a list @code{[T,U,R]} |
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| 147 | with @code{SM*U+R=M*T} |
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[53c00b] | 148 | @item @nref{breakpoint} |
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| 149 | sets a debugger breakpoint |
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[119b42] | 150 | @item @code{div} |
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| 151 | integer division omitting remainder |
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[53c00b] | 152 | @item @nref{ERROR} |
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| 153 | interrupts computation in current procedure and returns with error |
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| 154 | message to top-level |
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| 155 | @item @nref{fglmquot} |
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| 156 | calculate ideal quotions using FGLM-techniques |
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| 157 | @item @nref{leadmonom} |
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| 158 | returns the leading monomial of a polynomial or a vector as a polynomial |
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| 159 | or vector whose coefficient is one |
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| 160 | @item @nref{highcorner} |
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| 161 | returns the smallest monomial not contained in and ideal/module |
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| 162 | @item @nref{hres} |
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| 163 | calculate free resolution of homogenous ideal using Hilbert-driven |
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| 164 | algorithm. |
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[e62563a] | 165 | @item @nref{minor} |
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| 166 | with an optional third argument minors modulo a standard basis will be computed |
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[53c00b] | 167 | @item @nref{mpresmat} |
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| 168 | calculate module representing the multipolynomial resultant matrix |
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| 169 | @item @nref{uressolve} |
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| 170 | compute all complex roots of a zerodimensional ideal |
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| 171 | @item @nref{vandermonde} |
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[e62563a] | 172 | solve Vandermonde linear system |
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[53c00b] | 173 | @end table |
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| 174 | |
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| 175 | @heading @sc{Singular} functions whose syntax/semantics has changed |
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| 176 | @table @asis |
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[fc0233] | 177 | @item @nref{coeffs} |
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| 178 | Extended possible syntax to |
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| 179 | @code{coeffs(ideal,ideal)} and @code{coeffs(module,module)} which is |
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| 180 | equivalent to @code{coeffs(ideal,ideal,p)} and |
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[3cc667] | 181 | @code{coeffs(module,module,p)} where @code{p} is a polynomial (i.e., |
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| 182 | monomial) consisting of all ring variables. |
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[fc0233] | 183 | @item @nref{execute} |
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| 184 | parenthesis around argument of execute is now @strong{mandatory}. |
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[912f69] | 185 | @item @nref{lift} |
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| 186 | new implementation (unified handling of isSB and not isSB case); new |
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| 187 | optional third argument (a matrix name), which, if given, stores the |
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| 188 | "matrix of units" |
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[53c00b] | 189 | @item @nref{bareiss} |
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| 190 | new implementation after Lie-Saunders, much faster |
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[231b5d1] | 191 | @item @nref{example} |
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| 192 | run example for all kernel commands. |
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[98a386] | 193 | @c @item @nref{fetch} |
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[53c00b] | 194 | @item @nref{print} |
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| 195 | Finer-grained control for formatted output. |
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[b74df8] | 196 | @item @code{pause} |
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[53c00b] | 197 | can be called with argument, must be called with parenthesis. |
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[5c14fb] | 198 | @item @nref{option} |
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| 199 | new options: @code{oldStd}, @code{redThrough}, @code{notBuckets} |
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[029e0a] | 200 | @end table |
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[53c00b] | 201 | |
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[8d38069] | 202 | @heading Changes of command-line options and system resources |
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| 203 | @table @asis |
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| 204 | @item @code{--browser}, @code{--allow-net}, @code{--emacs}, @code{--sdb} |
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| 205 | new command-line options |
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| 206 | @item @nref{system} |
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| 207 | values of command-line options can be inspected/set at run-time with |
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| 208 | @code{system(<option>[,<new_value])}. |
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| 209 | @item @code{.singularrc} |
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| 210 | system administrators can put a "global" @code{.singularrc} file into |
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| 211 | the directories where @sc{Singular} libraries reside. |
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| 212 | @item @code{libreadline} |
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| 213 | if found, a shared version of the @code{readline} library is linked-in |
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| 214 | dynamically at run-time. If not found, @code{readline} is emulated. |
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| 215 | @end table |
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| 216 | |
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[2983b3] | 217 | @heading Internal Changes |
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| 218 | @table @asis |
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| 219 | @item new data structures for monomials and polynomials |
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[98a386] | 220 | Makes polynomial arithmetic significantly faster: Especially for block - |
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| 221 | or weighted orderings. |
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| 222 | Bucket representation of polynomials in std; |
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| 223 | Ring change during std, res and bareiss computations |
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| 224 | (resulting in more speed and less sapce consumption). |
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[2983b3] | 225 | @item new memory management |
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| 226 | Results is less memory usage, faster memory allocation/free, less |
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| 227 | fragmentation, much better locality of reference. |
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| 228 | @end table |
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| 229 | |
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[98a386] | 230 | @heading Porting |
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[2983b3] | 231 | |
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[a70441f] | 232 | @itemize @bullet |
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[8d38069] | 233 | @item |
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[98a386] | 234 | @code{libreadline} works only with ix86-libc5, |
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[e62563a] | 235 | ix86-libc6,HPUX_9,HPUX_10 |
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[98a386] | 236 | @item Singular is available for ix86-libc5, ix86-libc6, HPUX_9, HPUX_10, |
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[d208704] | 237 | SunOS-4, SunOS-5, ix86-Win (runs on Windows 95/98/ME, NT 4.0) |
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[8d38069] | 238 | @end itemize |
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