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Probably faster multiplication of sparse polynomials

Symbolic Computation 2025-08-25 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we present a probabilistic algorithm to multiply two sparse polynomials almost as efficiently as two dense univariate polynomials with a result of approximately the same size. The algorithm depends on unproven heuristics that will be made precise. Non-heuristic versions that are a constant times slower are also presented.

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@article{arxiv.2508.16164,
  title  = {Probably faster multiplication of sparse polynomials},
  author = {Joris van der Hoeven},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.16164},
  year   = {2025}
}
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