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Cylindrical algebraic decomposition (CAD) is an important tool for the investigation of semi-algebraic sets, with applications in algebraic geometry and beyond. We have previously reported on an implementation of CAD in Maple which offers…

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Cylindrical algebraic decomposition (CAD) is an important tool for the investigation of semi-algebraic sets, with applications within algebraic geometry and beyond. We recently reported on a new implementation of CAD in Maple which…

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In this paper, we propose an incremental algorithm for computing cylindrical algebraic decompositions. The algorithm consists of two parts: computing a complex cylindrical tree and refining this complex tree into a cylindrical tree in real…

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Cylindrical Algebraic Decompositions (CADs) endowed with additional topological properties have found applications beyond their original logical setting, including algorithmic optimizations in CAD construction, robot motion planning, and…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-16 Lucas Michel

We investigate factorizability of a quadratic split quaternion polynomial. In addition to inequality conditions for existence of such factorization, we provide lucid geometric interpretations in the projective space over the split…

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The cylindrical algebraic decomposition (CAD) is the only complete method used in practice for solving problems like quantifier elimination or SMT solving related to real algebra, despite its doubly exponential complexity. Recent…

Cylindrical algebraic decomposition (CAD) plays an important role in the field of real algebraic geometry and many other areas. As is well-known, the choice of variable ordering while computing CAD has a great effect on the time and memory…

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A new algorithm to compute cylindrical algebraic decompositions (CADs) is presented, building on two recent advances. Firstly, the output is truth table invariant (a TTICAD) meaning given formulae have constant truth value on each cell of…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2014-09-04 R. Bradford , C. Chen , J. H. Davenport , M. England , M. Moreno Maza , D. Wilson

Cylindrical algebraic decomposition is one of the most important tools for computing with semi-algebraic sets, while triangular decomposition is among the most important approaches for manipulating constructible sets. In this paper, for an…

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Cylindrical algebraic decomposition(CAD) is a key tool in computational algebraic geometry, particularly for quantifier elimination over real-closed fields. When using CAD, there is often a choice for the ordering placed on the variables.…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2014-07-15 Zongyan Huang , Matthew England , David Wilson , James H. Davenport , Lawrence C. Paulson , James Bridge

We present a divide-and-conquer version of the Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD) algorithm. The algorithm represents the input as a Boolean combination of subformulas, computes cylindrical algebraic decompositions of solution sets…

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Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD) was the first practical means for doing real quantifier elimination (QE), and is still a major method, with many improvements since Collins' original method. Nevertheless, its complexity is…

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QR factorisation plays an important role in matrix computations. Within the context of optimisation and of automatic differentiation of such computations, we need to compute the derivative of this factorisation. For tall matrices, however,…

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Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD) is a key proof technique for formal verification of cyber-physical systems. CAD is computationally expensive, with worst-case doubly-exponential complexity. Selecting an optimal variable ordering is…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-28 John Hester , Briland Hitaj , Grant Passmore , Sam Owre , Natarajan Shankar , Eric Yeh

A Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD) is a decomposition of R^n into a finite collection of semialgebraic cells. A CAD satisfies the "frontier condition" if, for every cell C, there is a collection of cells of the decomposition whose…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Hollie Baker

We investigate the distribution of cells by dimension in cylindrical algebraic decompositions (CADs). We find that they follow a standard distribution which seems largely independent of the underlying problem or CAD algorithm used. Rather,…

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An automated treatment of iterated integrals based on letters induced by real-valued quadratic forms and Kummer--Poincar\'e letters is presented. These quantities emerge in analytic single and multi--scale Feynman diagram calculations. To…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-06-02 J. Ablinger , J. Blümlein , C. Schneider

CylindricalAlgebraicDecomposition.m2 is the first implementation of Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD) in Macaulay2. CAD decomposes space into 'cells' where input polynomials are sign-invariant. This package computes an Open CAD…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Corin Lee , Tereso del Río , Hamid Rahkooy

We propose a new geometric method of IR factorization in sector decomposition. The problem is converted into a set of problems in convex geometry. The latter problems are solved using algorithms in combinatorial geometry. This method…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-20 Toshiaki Kaneko , Takahiro Ueda

Cylindrical algebraic decomposition is a classical construction in real algebraic geometry. Although there are many algorithms to compute a cylindrical algebraic decomposition, their practical performance is still very limited. In this…

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