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We classify all the possible $delta$-vectors of d-dimensional integral convex polytopes whose volumes are less than or equal to 3/(d!).
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We provide an implicit characterization of polynomial time computation in terms of ordinary differential equations: we characterize the class $\operatorname{PTIME}$ of languages computable in polynomial time in terms of differential…
For any elliptic curve $E$ over $k\subset \Bbb R$ with $E({\Bbb C})={\Bbb C}^\times/q^{\Bbb Z}$, $q=e^{2\pi iz}, \Im(z)>0$, we study the $q$-average $D_{0,q}$, defined on $E({\Bbb C})$, of the function $D_0(z) = \Im(z/(1-z))$. Let…
A rational number is dyadic if it has a finite binary representation $p/2^k$, where $p$ is an integer and $k$ is a nonnegative integer. Dyadic rationals are important for numerical computations because they have an exact representation in…
This diploma thesis is concerned with functional decomposition $f = g \circ h$ of polynomials. First an algorithm is described which computes decompositions in polynomial time. This algorithm was originally proposed by Zippel (1991). A…
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