Elements of function fields

Sage provides arithmetic with elements of function fields.

EXAMPLES:

Arithmetic with rational functions:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = t - 1
sage: g = t^2 - 3
sage: h = f^2/g^3
sage: h.valuation(t-1)
2
sage: h.valuation(t)
0
sage: h.valuation(t^2 - 3)
-3

Derivatives of elements in separable extensions:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (y^3 + x).derivative()
((x^2 + 1)/x^2)*y + (x^4 + x^3 + 1)/x^3

The divisor of an element of a global function field:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: y.divisor()
- Place (1/x, 1/x*y)
 - Place (x, x*y)
 + 2*Place (x + 1, x*y)

AUTHORS:

• William Stein: initial version

• Robert Bradshaw (2010-05-27): cythonize function field elements

• Julian Rueth (2011-06-28, 2020-09-01): treat zero correctly; implement nth_root/is_nth_power

• Maarten Derickx (2011-09-11): added doctests, fixed pickling

• Kwankyu Lee (2017-04-30): added elements for global function fields

class sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement

Bases: sage.structure.element.FieldElement

Abstract base class for function field elements.

EXAMPLES:

sage: t = FunctionField(QQ,'t').gen()
sage: isinstance(t, sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement)
True

characteristic_polynomial(*args, **kwds)

Return the characteristic polynomial of the element. Give an optional input string to name the variable in the characteristic polynomial.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3); R.<z> = L[]
sage: M.<z> = L.extension(z^3 - y^2*z + x)
sage: x.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W - x
sage: y.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W^2 - x*W + 4*x^3
sage: z.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W^3 + (-x*y + 4*x^3)*W + x

charpoly(*args, **kwds)

Return the characteristic polynomial of the element. Give an optional input string to name the variable in the characteristic polynomial.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3); R.<z> = L[]
sage: M.<z> = L.extension(z^3 - y^2*z + x)
sage: x.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W - x
sage: y.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W^2 - x*W + 4*x^3
sage: z.characteristic_polynomial('W')
W^3 + (-x*y + 4*x^3)*W + x

degree()

Return the max degree between the denominator and numerator.

EXAMPLES:

sage: FF.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t^2 + 3) / (t^3 - 1/3); f
(t^2 + 3)/(t^3 - 1/3)
sage: f.degree()
3

sage: FF.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t+8); f
t + 8
sage: f.degree()
1

derivative()

Return the derivative of the element.

The derivative is with respect to the generator of the base rational function field, over which the function field is a separable extension.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t + 1) / (t^2 - 1/3)
sage: f.derivative()
(-t^2 - 2*t - 1/3)/(t^4 - 2/3*t^2 + 1/9)

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (y^3 + x).derivative()
((x^2 + 1)/x^2)*y + (x^4 + x^3 + 1)/x^3

differential()

Return the differential \(dx\) where \(x\) is the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = 1 / t
sage: f.differential()
(-1/t^2) d(t)

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x +1/x)
sage: (y^3 + x).differential()
(((x^2 + 1)/x^2)*y + (x^4 + x^3 + 1)/x^3) d(x)

divisor()

Return the divisor of the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = 1/(x^3 + x^2 + x)
sage: f.divisor()
3*Place (1/x)
 - Place (x)
 - Place (x^2 + x + 1)

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: y.divisor()
- Place (1/x, 1/x*y)
 - Place (x, x*y)
 + 2*Place (x + 1, x*y)

divisor_of_poles()

Return the divisor of poles for the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = 1/(x^3 + x^2 + x)
sage: f.divisor_of_poles()
Place (x)
 + Place (x^2 + x + 1)

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (x/y).divisor_of_poles()
Place (1/x, 1/x*y) + 2*Place (x + 1, x*y)

divisor_of_zeros()

Return the divisor of zeros for the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = 1/(x^3 + x^2 + x)
sage: f.divisor_of_zeros()
3*Place (1/x)

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (x/y).divisor_of_zeros()
3*Place (x, x*y)

evaluate(place)

Return the value of the element at the place.

INPUT:

• place – a function field place

OUTPUT:

If the element is in the valuation ring at the place, then an element in the residue field at the place is returned. Otherwise, ValueError is raised.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(GF(5))
sage: p = K.place_infinite()
sage: f = 1/t^2 + 3
sage: f.evaluate(p)
3

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: p, = L.places_infinite()
sage: p, = L.places_infinite()
sage: (y + x).evaluate(p)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: has a pole at the place
sage: (y/x + 1).evaluate(p)
1

higher_derivative(i, separating_element=None)

Return the \(i\)-th derivative of the element with respect to the separating element.

INPUT:

• i – nonnegative integer

• separating_element – a separating element of the function field; the default is the generator of the rational function field

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = t^2
sage: f.higher_derivative(2)
1

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (y^3 + x).higher_derivative(2)
1/x^3*y + (x^6 + x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x + 1)/x^5

is_integral()

Determine if the element is integral over the maximal order of the base field.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: y.is_integral()
True
sage: (y/x).is_integral()
True
sage: (y/x)^2 - (y/x) + 4*x
0
sage: (y/x^2).is_integral()
False
sage: (y/x).minimal_polynomial('W')
W^2 - W + 4*x

is_nth_power(n)

Return whether this element is an n-th power in the rational function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

OUTPUT:

Returns True if there is an element \(a\) in the function field such that this element equals \(a^n\).

See also

nth_root()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: f = (x+1)/(x-1)
sage: f.is_nth_power(2)
False

matrix(base=None)

Return the matrix of multiplication by this element, interpreting this element as an element of a vector space over base.

INPUT:

• base – a function field (default: None), if None, then the matrix is formed over the base field of this function field.

EXAMPLES:

A rational function field:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: t.matrix()
[t]
sage: (1/(t+1)).matrix()
[1/(t + 1)]

Now an example in a nontrivial extension of a rational function field:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: y.matrix()
[     0      1]
[-4*x^3      x]
sage: y.matrix().charpoly('Z')
Z^2 - x*Z + 4*x^3

An example in a relative extension, where neither function field is rational:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: M.<T> = L[]
sage: Z.<alpha> = L.extension(T^3 - y^2*T + x)
sage: alpha.matrix()
[          0           1           0]
[          0           0           1]
[         -x x*y - 4*x^3           0]
sage: alpha.matrix(K)
[           0            0            1            0            0            0]
[           0            0            0            1            0            0]
[           0            0            0            0            1            0]
[           0            0            0            0            0            1]
[          -x            0       -4*x^3            x            0            0]
[           0           -x       -4*x^4 -4*x^3 + x^2            0            0]
sage: alpha.matrix(Z)
[alpha]

We show that this matrix does indeed work as expected when making a vector space from a function field:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^5 - (x^3 + 2*x*y + 1/x))
sage: V, from_V, to_V = L.vector_space()
sage: y5 = to_V(y^5); y5
((x^4 + 1)/x, 2*x, 0, 0, 0)
sage: y4y = to_V(y^4) * y.matrix(); y4y
((x^4 + 1)/x, 2*x, 0, 0, 0)
sage: y5 == y4y
True

minimal_polynomial(*args, **kwds)

Return the minimal polynomial of the element. Give an optional input string to name the variable in the characteristic polynomial.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3); R.<z> = L[]
sage: M.<z> = L.extension(z^3 - y^2*z + x)
sage: x.minimal_polynomial('W')
W - x
sage: y.minimal_polynomial('W')
W^2 - x*W + 4*x^3
sage: z.minimal_polynomial('W')
W^3 + (-x*y + 4*x^3)*W + x

minpoly(*args, **kwds)

Return the minimal polynomial of the element. Give an optional input string to name the variable in the characteristic polynomial.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3); R.<z> = L[]
sage: M.<z> = L.extension(z^3 - y^2*z + x)
sage: x.minimal_polynomial('W')
W - x
sage: y.minimal_polynomial('W')
W^2 - x*W + 4*x^3
sage: z.minimal_polynomial('W')
W^3 + (-x*y + 4*x^3)*W + x

norm()

Return the norm of the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: y.norm()
4*x^3

The norm is relative:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3); R.<z> = L[]
sage: M.<z> = L.extension(z^3 - y^2*z + x)
sage: z.norm()
-x
sage: z.norm().parent()
Function field in y defined by y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3

nth_root(n)

Return an n-th root of this element in the function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

OUTPUT:

Returns an element a in the function field such that this element equals \(a^n\). Raises an error if no such element exists.

See also

is_nth_power()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x)
sage: L(y^27).nth_root(27)
y

poles()

Return the list of the poles of the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = 1/(x^3 + x^2 + x)
sage: f.poles()
[Place (x), Place (x^2 + x + 1)]

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (x/y).poles()
[Place (1/x, 1/x*y), Place (x + 1, x*y)]

trace()

Return the trace of the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: y.trace()
x

valuation(place)

Return the valuation of the element at the place.

INPUT:

• place – a place of the function field

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: p = L.places_infinite()[0]
sage: y.valuation(p)
-1

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: O = L.maximal_order()
sage: p = O.ideal(x-1).place()
sage: y.valuation(p)
0

zeros()

Return the list of the zeros of the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: f = 1/(x^3 + x^2 + x)
sage: f.zeros()
[Place (1/x)]

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4)); _.<Y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(Y^2 + Y + x + 1/x)
sage: (x/y).zeros()
[Place (x, x*y)]

class sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement_polymod

Bases: sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement

Elements of a finite extension of a function field.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: x*y + 1/x^3
x*y + 1/x^3

element()

Return the underlying polynomial that represents the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<T> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(T^2 - x*T + 4*x^3)
sage: f = y/x^2 + x/(x^2+1); f
1/x^2*y + x/(x^2 + 1)
sage: f.element()
1/x^2*y + x/(x^2 + 1)

is_nth_power(n)

Return whether this element is an n-th power in the function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

ALGORITHM:

If n is a power of the characteristic of the field and the constant base field is perfect, then this uses the algorithm described in Proposition 12 of [GiTr1996].

See also

nth_root()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(4))
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x)
sage: y.is_nth_power(2)
False
sage: L(x).is_nth_power(2)
True

list()

Return the list of the coefficients representing the element.

If the function field is \(K[y]/(f(y))\), then return the coefficients of the reduced presentation of the element as a polynomial in \(K[y]\).

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ); R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x*y + 4*x^3)
sage: a = ~(2*y + 1/x); a
(-1/8*x^2/(x^5 + 1/8*x^2 + 1/16))*y + (1/8*x^3 + 1/16*x)/(x^5 + 1/8*x^2 + 1/16)
sage: a.list()
[(1/8*x^3 + 1/16*x)/(x^5 + 1/8*x^2 + 1/16), -1/8*x^2/(x^5 + 1/8*x^2 + 1/16)]
sage: (x*y).list()
[0, x]

nth_root(n)

Return an n-th root of this element in the function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

OUTPUT:

Returns an element a in the function field such that this element equals \(a^n\). Raises an error if no such element exists.

ALGORITHM:

If n is a power of the characteristic of the field and the constant base field is perfect, then this uses the algorithm described in Proposition 12 of [GiTr1996].

See also

is_nth_power()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^2 - x)
sage: L(y^3).nth_root(3)
y
sage: L(y^9).nth_root(-9)
1/x*y

This also works for inseparable extensions:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: R.<y> = K[]
sage: L.<y> = K.extension(y^3 - x^2)
sage: L(x).nth_root(3)^3
x
sage: L(x^9).nth_root(-27)^-27
x^9

class sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement_rational

Bases: sage.rings.function_field.element.FunctionFieldElement

Elements of a rational function field.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ); K
Rational function field in t over Rational Field
sage: t^2 + 3/2*t
t^2 + 3/2*t
sage: FunctionField(QQ,'t').gen()^3
t^3

denominator()

Return the denominator of the rational function.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t+1) / (t^2 - 1/3); f
(t + 1)/(t^2 - 1/3)
sage: f.denominator()
t^2 - 1/3

element()

Return the underlying fraction field element that represents the element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(GF(7))
sage: t.element()
t
sage: type(t.element())
<... 'sage.rings.fraction_field_FpT.FpTElement'>

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(GF(131101))
sage: t.element()
t
sage: type(t.element())
<... 'sage.rings.fraction_field_element.FractionFieldElement_1poly_field'>

factor()

Factor the rational function.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t+1) / (t^2 - 1/3)
sage: f.factor()
(t + 1) * (t^2 - 1/3)^-1
sage: (7*f).factor()
(7) * (t + 1) * (t^2 - 1/3)^-1
sage: ((7*f).factor()).unit()
7
sage: (f^3).factor()
(t + 1)^3 * (t^2 - 1/3)^-3

inverse_mod(I)

Return an inverse of the element modulo the integral ideal \(I\), if \(I\) and the element together generate the unit ideal.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: O = K.maximal_order(); I = O.ideal(x^2+1)
sage: t = O(x+1).inverse_mod(I); t
-1/2*x + 1/2
sage: (t*(x+1) - 1) in I
True

is_nth_power(n)

Return whether this element is an n-th power in the rational function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

OUTPUT:

Returns True if there is an element \(a\) in the function field such that this element equals \(a^n\).

ALGORITHM:

If n is a power of the characteristic of the field and the constant base field is perfect, then this uses the algorithm described in Lemma 3 of [GiTr1996].

See also

nth_root()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: f = (x+1)/(x-1)
sage: f.is_nth_power(1)
True
sage: f.is_nth_power(3)
False
sage: (f^3).is_nth_power(3)
True
sage: (f^9).is_nth_power(-9)
True

is_square()

Return whether the element is a square.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: t.is_square()
False
sage: (t^2/4).is_square()
True
sage: f = 9 * (t+1)^6 / (t^2 - 2*t + 1); f.is_square()
True

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(GF(5))
sage: (-t^2).is_square()
True
sage: (-t^2).sqrt()
2*t

list()

Return a list with just the element.

The list represents the element when the rational function field is viewed as a (one-dimensional) vector space over itself.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: t.list()
[t]

nth_root(n)

Return an n-th root of this element in the function field.

INPUT:

• n – an integer

OUTPUT:

Returns an element a in the rational function field such that this element equals \(a^n\). Raises an error if no such element exists.

ALGORITHM:

If n is a power of the characteristic of the field and the constant base field is perfect, then this uses the algorithm described in Corollary 3 of [GiTr1996].

See also

is_nth_power()

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(3))
sage: f = (x+1)/(x+2)
sage: f.nth_root(1)
(x + 1)/(x + 2)
sage: f.nth_root(3)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: element is not an n-th power
sage: (f^3).nth_root(3)
(x + 1)/(x + 2)
sage: (f^9).nth_root(-9)
(x + 2)/(x + 1)

numerator()

Return the numerator of the rational function.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t+1) / (t^2 - 1/3); f
(t + 1)/(t^2 - 1/3)
sage: f.numerator()
t + 1

sqrt(all=False)

Return the square root of the rational function.

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = t^2 - 2 + 1/t^2; f.sqrt()
(t^2 - 1)/t
sage: f = t^2; f.sqrt(all=True)
[t, -t]

valuation(place)

Return the valuation of the rational function at the place.

Rational function field places are associated with irreducible polynomials.

INPUT:

• place – a place or an irreducible polynomial

EXAMPLES:

sage: K.<t> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: f = (t - 1)^2*(t + 1)/(t^2 - 1/3)^3
sage: f.valuation(t - 1)
2
sage: f.valuation(t)
0
sage: f.valuation(t^2 - 1/3)
-3

sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(GF(2))
sage: p = K.places_finite()[0]
sage: (1/x^2).valuation(p)
-2

sage.rings.function_field.element.is_FunctionFieldElement(x)

Return True if x is any type of function field element.

EXAMPLES:

sage: t = FunctionField(QQ,'t').gen()
sage: sage.rings.function_field.element.is_FunctionFieldElement(t)
True
sage: sage.rings.function_field.element.is_FunctionFieldElement(0)
False

sage.rings.function_field.element.make_FunctionFieldElement(parent, element_class, representing_element)

Used for unpickling FunctionFieldElement objects (and subclasses).

EXAMPLES:

sage: from sage.rings.function_field.element import make_FunctionFieldElement
sage: K.<x> = FunctionField(QQ)
sage: make_FunctionFieldElement(K, K.element_class, (x+1)/x)
(x + 1)/x