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B.1.0.3 inCenter

Procedure from library center.lib (see center_lib).

Usage:
inCenter(a); a poly/list/ideal

Return:
integer (1 if a in the center, 0 otherwise)

Example:
 
LIB "center.lib";
ring r=0,(x,y,z),dp;
matrix D[3][3]=0;
D[1,2]=-z;
D[1,3]=2*x;
D[2,3]=-2*y;
ncalgebra(1,D); // this is U(sl_2)
poly p=4*x*y+z^2-2*z;
inCenter(p);
==> 1
poly f=4*x*y;
inCenter(f);
==> 0
list l= list( 1, p, p^2, p^3);
inCenter(l);
==> 1
ideal I= p, f;
inCenter(I);
==> 0


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