Subject: many applications for bigger than 2^31 exponents
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:19:06 -0800
While it is nice for maxima to be used for many different applications, it
may be appropriate to consider writing special code for your applications so
that it can be used for huge exponents. Assuming that everyone else's
computations should be slowed down so that the same program can be used for
(slowly) solving certain problems in coding theory does not necessarily make
sense. Especially if there are small self-contained efficient programs that
are specifically tailored to the coding theory problems.
RJF
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu [mailto:maxima-
> bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Fabrizio Caruso
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:59 AM
> To: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Subject: many applications for bigger than 2^31 exponents
>
>
> I would like to point out that there are
> lots of applications for calculations
> involving exponents higher than 2^31, which
> do not necessarily require a huge amount of time.
> The applications we have in mind involve
> finite fields of large characteristic, which
> are important in some applications in
> coding theory and cryptography.
>
> Fabrizio
>
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