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We describe a method to evaluate multivariate polynomials over a finite field and discuss its multiplicative complexity.

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In (Kabanets, Impagliazzo, 2004) it is shown how to decide the circuit polynomial identity testing problem (CPIT) in deterministic subexponential time, assuming hardness of some explicit multilinear polynomial family for arithmetical…

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Given a zero-dimensional ideal I in a polynomial ring, many computations start by finding univariate polynomials in I. Searching for a univariate polynomial in I is a particular case of considering the minimal polynomial of an element in…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2019-08-08 John Abbott , Anna Maria Bigatti , Elisa Palezzato , Lorenzo Robbiano

Resultants are important special functions used in description of non-linear phenomena. Resultant $R_{r_1, ..., r_n}$ defines a condition of solvability for a system of $n$ homogeneous polynomials of degrees $r_1, ..., r_n$ in $n$…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2008-07-30 A. Morozov , Sh. Shakirov

We give two determinantal representations for a bivariate polynomial. They may be used to compute the zeros of a system of two of these polynomials via the eigenvalues of a two-parameter eigenvalue problem. The first determinantal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-18 Bor Plestenjak , Michiel E. Hochstenbach

An important yet challenging problem in numerical linear algebra is finding a principal submatrix with maximum determinant from a given symmetric positive semidefinite matrix. This problem arises in experimental design, statistics, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Hao Hu , Stefan Sremac , Hugo J. Woerdeman , Henry Wolkowicz

The sparse difference resultant introduced in \citep{gao-2015} is a basic concept in difference elimination theory. In this paper, we show that the sparse difference resultant of a generic Laurent transformally essential system can be…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2021-04-21 Chun-Ming Yuan , Zhi-Yong Zhang

We show that Hilbert's Nullstellensatz, the problem of deciding if a system of multivariate polynomial equations has a solution in the algebraic closure of the underlying field, lies in the counting hierarchy. More generally, we show that…

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We study the parameterized complexity of winner determination problems for three prevalent $k$-committee selection rules, namely the minimax approval voting (MAV), the proportional approval voting (PAV), and the Chamberlin-Courant's…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Yongjie Yang , Jianxin Wang

We consider the problem of computing sample points in each connected component of a semi-algebraic set defined by the non-vanishing or the positivity of an n-variate polynomial of degree d, with rational coefficients of bit size bounded by…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Jérémy Berthomieu , Edern Gillot , Mohab Safey El Din

We propose a novel numerical approach to compute the Pareto front in multivariate polynomial multi-objective optimization problems. When the objective functions and (equality) constraints are multivariate polynomials, the Pareto front,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Hans van Rooij , Christof Vermeersch , Marie Deferme , Bart De Moor

It is known that the weight (that is, the number of nonzero coefficients) of a univariate polynomial over a field of characteristic zero is larger than the multiplicity of any of its nonzero roots. We extend this result to an appropriate…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-11-10 Sandro Mattarei

Cylindrical algebraic decomposition (CAD) is an important tool for working with polynomial systems, particularly quantifier elimination. However, it has complexity doubly exponential in the number of variables. The base algorithm can be…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2016-10-03 Matthew England , James H. Davenport

We study here several variants of the covariates fine balance problem where we generalize some of these problems and introduce a number of others. We present here a comprehensive complexity study of the covariates problems providing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-18 Dorit S. Hochbaum , Asaf Levin , Xu Rao

This paper proposes an efficient algorithm for testing copositivity of homogeneous polynomials over the positive semidefinite cone. The algorithm is based on a novel matrix optimization reformulation and requires solving a hierarchy of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-13 Lei Huang , Lingling Xie

In this paper, we consider the problem of representing a multivariate polynomial as the determinant of a definite (monic) symmetric/Hermitian linear matrix polynomial (LMP). Such a polynomial is known as determinantal polynomial.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-28 Papri Dey

Let $f$ be a polynomial system consisting of $n$ polynomials $f_1,\cdots, f_n$ in $n$ variables $x_1,\cdots, x_n$, with coefficients in $\mathbb{Q}$ and let $\langle f\rangle$ be the ideal generated by $f$. Such a polynomial system, which…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2018-07-31 Jean-Paul Cardinal

We exhibit a probabilistic algorithm which computes a rational point of an absolutely irreducible variety over a finite field defined by a reduced regular sequence. Its time--space complexity is roughly quadratic in the logarithm of the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Antonio Cafure , Guillermo Matera

Multivariate Analysis is an increasingly common tool in experimental high energy physics; however, many of the common approaches were borrowed from other fields. We clarify what the goal of a multivariate algorithm should be for the search…

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Pairwise comparison matrices are frequently applied in multi-criteria decision making. A weight vector is called efficient if no other weight vector is at least as good in approximating the elements of the pairwise comparison matrix, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-03 Sándor Bozóki , János Fülöp