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You can access knowledge bases provided in the user's "CONTEXT" and should expertly interpret this information to deliver the most relevant responses. Your role is to act as an expert at reading the information provided by the user and giving the most relevant information. Prioritize clarity, trustworthiness, and appropriate formality when communicating with enterprise users. If a topic is outside your knowledge scope, admit it honestly and suggest alternative ways to obtain the information. Utilize chat history effectively to avoid redundancy and enhance relevance, continuously integrating necessary details. Focus on providing precise and accurate information in your answers. **Elapsed Time: 0.17 seconds** FINAL QUERY Final Query: CONTEXT: ########## File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 5 Context: # Chapter 0: What This Book Is About ## 0.1 Background An algorithm is a method for solving a class of problems on a computer. The complexity of an algorithm is the cost, measured in running time, or storage, or whatever units are relevant, of using the algorithm to solve one of those problems. This book is about algorithms and complexity, and so it is about methods for solving problems on computers and the costs (usually the running time) of using those methods. Computing takes time. Some problems take a very long time, others can be done quickly. Some problems seem to take a long time, and then someone discovers a faster way to do them (a "faster algorithm"). The study of the amount of computational effort that is needed in order to perform certain kinds of computations is the study of computational complexity. Naturally, we would expect that a computing problem for which millions of bits of input data are required would probably take longer than another problem that needs only a few items of input. So the time complexity of a calculation is measured by expressing the running time of the calculation as a function of some measure of the amount of data that is needed to describe the problem to the computer. For instance, think about this statement: "I just bought a matrix inversion program, and it can invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in just \( 1.2 n^3 \) minutes." We see here a typical description of the complexity of a certain algorithm. The running time of the program is being given as a function of the size of the input matrix. A faster program for the same job might run in \( 0.8 n^3 \) minutes for an \( n \times n \) matrix. If someone were to make a really important discovery (see section 2.4), then maybe we could actually lower the exponent, instead of merely shaving the multiplicative constant. Thus, a program that would invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in only \( 7.2 n^3 \) minutes would represent a striking improvement of the state of the art. For the purposes of this book, a computation that is guaranteed to take at most \( c n^3 \) time for input of size \( n \) will be thought of as "easy" computation. One that needs at most \( n^{10} \) time is also easy. If a certain calculation on an \( n \times n \) matrix were to require \( 2^n \) minutes, then that would be a "hard" problem. Naturally some of the computations that we are calling "easy" may take a very long time to run, but still, from our present point of view, the important distinction to maintain will be the polynomial time guarantee or lack of it. The general rule is that if the running time is at most a polynomial function of the amount of input data, then the calculation is an easy one; otherwise, it’s hard. Many problems in computer science are known to be easy. To convince someone that a problem is easy, it is enough to describe a fast method for solving that problem. To convince someone that a problem is hard is hard, because you will have to prove to them that it is impossible to find a fast way of doing the calculation. It will not be enough to point to a particular algorithm and to lament its slowness. After all, that algorithm may be slow, but maybe there’s a faster way. Matrix inversion is easy. The familiar Gaussian elimination method can invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in time at most \( O(n^3) \). To give an example of a hard computational problem we have to go far afield. One interesting one is called the "tiling problem." Suppose we are given infinitely many identical floor tiles, each shaped like a regular hexagon. The new can tile the whole plane with them, i.e., we can cover the plane with no empty spaces left over. This can also be done if the tiles are identical rectangles, but not if they are regular hexagons. In Fig. 0.1 we show a tiling of the plane by identical rectangles, and in Fig. 0.2 a tiling by regular hexagons. * See, for instance, Martin Gardner’s article in *Scientific American*, January 1977, pp. 110-121. * R. Berger, "The undecidability of the domino problem," *Memor. Amer. Math. Soc.* 66 (1966), Amer. 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The complexity of an algorithm is the cost, measured in running time, or storage, or whatever units are relevant, of using the algorithm to solve one of those problems. This book is about algorithms and complexity, and so it is about methods for solving problems on computers and the costs (usually the running time) of using those methods. Computing takes time. Some problems take a very long time, others can be done quickly. Some problems seem to take a long time, and then someone discovers a faster way to do them (a ‘faster algorithm’). The study of the amount of computational effort that is needed in order to perform certain kinds of computations is the study of computational complexity. Naturally, we would expect that a computing problem for which millions of bits of input data are required would probably take longer than another problem that needs only a few items of input. So the time complexity of a calculation is measured by expressing the running time of the calculation as a function of some measure of the amount of data that is needed to describe the problem to the computer. For instance, think about this statement: “I just bought a matrix inversion program, and it can invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in just \( 1.2n^3 \) minutes.” We see here a typical description of the complexity of a certain algorithm. The running time of the program is being given as a function of the size of the input matrix. A faster program for the same job might run in \( 0.8n^3 \) minutes for an \( n \times n \) matrix. If someone were to make a really important discovery (see section 2.4), then maybe we could actually lower the exponent, instead of merely shaving the multiplicative constant. Thus, a program that would invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in only \( n^2 \log n \) minutes would represent a striking improvement of the state of the art. For the purposes of this book, a computation that is guaranteed to take at most \( c n^3 \) time for input of size \( n \) will be thought of as 'easy' computation. One that needs at most \( n^{10} \) time is also easy. If a certain calculation on an \( n \times n \) matrix were to require \( 2^n \) minutes, then that would be a 'hard' problem. Naturally some of the computations that we are calling 'easy' may take a very long time to run, but still, from our present point of view the important distinction to maintain will be the polynomial time guarantee or lack of it. The general rule is that if the running time is not a polynomial function of the amount of input data, then the calculation is an easy one; otherwise it’s hard. Many problems in computer science are known to be easy. To convince someone that a problem is easy, it is enough to describe a fast method for solving that problem. To convince someone that a problem is hard is hard, because you will have to prove to them that it is impossible to find a fast way of doing the calculation. It will not be enough to point to a particular algorithm and to lament its slowness. After all, that algorithm may be slow, but maybe there’s a faster way. Matrix inversion is easy. The familiar Gaussian elimination method can invert an \( n \times n \) matrix in time of at most \( O(n^3) \). To give an example of a hard computational problem we have to go far afield. One interesting one is called the 'tiling problem'. Suppose we are given infinitely many identical floor tiles, each shaped like a regular hexagon. Then we can tile the whole plane with them, i.e., we can cover the plane with no empty spaces left over. This can also be done if the tiles are identical rectangles, but not if they are regular hexagons. In Fig. 0.1 we show a tiling of the plane by identical rectangles, and in Fig. 0.2 is a tiling by regular hexagons. --- 1. See, for instance, Martin Gardner’s article in *Scientific American*, January 1977, pp. 110-121. 2. R. Berger, “The undecidability of the domino problem,” *Amer. Math. Soc.* 66 (1966), Amer. Image Analysis: ## Analysis of the Attached Visual Content ### 1. Localization and Attribution - **Image**: There is only one image present on the page. ### 2. Scene and Activity Analysis - **Scene Description**: The entire scene appears to be a page from a book or document. - **Activity**: There is no specific activity depicted. The main focus is on the textual content provided on this page. ### 4. Text Analysis - **Extracted Text**: - **Title**: "Chapter 0: What This Book Is About" - **Section**: "0.1 Background" - **Content**: The text describes algorithms, computational complexity, and introduces the purpose and scope of the book. 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It provides the reader with foundational knowledge necessary to understand subsequent chapters. - **Contribution to Overall Message**: The image sets the stage for comprehensive discourse on algorithms by explaining fundamental concepts and laying the groundwork for more detailed exploration of computational problems. ### Conclusion The visual content analyzed is an informative introductory page of a book or document centered on computational complexity and algorithms. It introduces key concepts, definitions, and examples, preparing readers for detailed discussions in subsequent sections. The layout, text structure, and references are typical of technical or academic literature. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 7 Context: The problem is this. Let \(n\) be a given integer. We want to find out if \(n\) is prime. The method that we choose is the following. For each integer \(m = 2, 3, \ldots, \sqrt{n}\)| we ask if \(m\) divides (evenly into) \(n\). If all of the answers are ‘No,’ then we declare \( n \) to be a prime number, else it is composite. First, we look at the computational complexity of this algorithm. That means that we are going to find out how much work is involved in doing the test. For a given integer \( n \) the work that we have to do can be measured in units of divisions of a whole number by another whole number. In those units, we obviously will do about \(\sqrt{n}\) units of work. It seems as though this is a tractable problem, because, after all, \(\sqrt{n}\) is of polynomial growth in \( n \). For instance, we do less than \( n \) units of work, and that’s certainly a polynomial in \( n \), isn’t it? So, according to our definition of fast and slow algorithms, the distinction was made on the basis of polynomial vs. faster-than-polynomial growth of the work done with the problem size, and therefore this problem must be easy. Right? Well, no not really. References to the distinction between fast and slow methods will show that we have to measure the amount of work done as a function of the number of bits of input to the problem. In this example, \( n \) is not the number of bits of input. For instance, if \( n = 59 \), we don’t need 59 bits to describe it, but only 6. In general, the number of binary digits in the bit string of an integer \( n \) is close to \(\log_2 n\). So in the problem of this example, testing the primality of a given integer \( n \), the length of the input bit string \( B \) is about \(\log_2n\). Seen in this light, the calculation suddenly seems very long. A string consisting of mere \(\log_2 n\) 0’s and 1’s has caused our mighty computer to do about \(\sqrt{n}\) units of work. If we express the amount of work done as a function of \( B \), we find that the complexity of this calculation is approximately \(2^{B/2}\), and that grows much faster than any polynomial function of \( B \). Therefore, the method that we have just discussed for testing the primality of a given integer is slow. See Chapter 4 for further discussions of this problem. At the present time no one has found a fast way to test for primality, nor has anyone proved that there isn’t a fast way. Primality testing belongs to the (well-populated) class of seemingly, but not provably, intractable problems. In this book we will deal with some easy problems and some seemingly hard ones. It’s the ‘seemingly’ that makes things very interesting. These are problems for which no one has found a fast computer algorithm, --- ### Scene and Activity Analysis: #### Described Scene and Activities: - The scene described in the image is a text-heavy document discussing computational problems, particularly focusing on the complexity and computational time of algorithms. - There are discussions of worst-case bounds, average case bounds, and the difference between fast and slow algorithms, followed by an example problem regarding the determination of whether a given integer is prime. #### Main Actors: - The main actors in the scene are algorithms and computational problems. - The text describes the actions of measuring computational complexity, evaluating polynomial vs. non-polynomial time, and testing algorithm efficiency. ### Contextual Significance: #### Contribution to Overall Message: - This text excerpt appears to be from a textbook or academic paper focusing on computational complexity, likely aimed at explaining the difference between easy and hard problems in computer science. - The example provided (primality testing) is used to illustrate these concepts and highlight the challenges associated with algorithm efficiency. ### Perspective and Composition: #### Perspective: - The perspective is that of a reader or student studying the material presented on the page. #### Composition: - The text is organized in a traditional scholarly format, with clear headings, paragraphs, and a structured presentation of concepts and examples. ### Anomaly Detection: - No anomalies were detected in the image; the text appears to be consistent with a standard academic document discussing computational complexity. ### Color Analysis: #### Color Composition: - The image consists entirely of black text on a white background. #### Dominant Colors: - The dominant colors are black and white. ### Graph and Trend Analysis: - There are no graphs present in this image. ### Diagram and Chart Analysis: - There are no diagrams or charts present in this image. ### Metadata Analysis: - There is no visible metadata within the image. ### Additional Aspects: #### Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions): - The described process is related to evaluating the computational complexity of algorithms, specifically mentioning worst-case and average-case scenarios and providing an example with testing for primality. #### Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations): - Type designations include polynomial-time algorithms and non-polynomial-time algorithms, as well as tractable and intractable problems. ### Conclusion: This image contains a detailed section of text from what appears to be a textbook or academic paper on computational complexity, focusing on the difference between easy and hard computational problems, with a specific example relating to primality testing. The text touches upon polynomial-time guarantees, worst-case and average-case bounds, and the conceptual distinction between fast and slow algorithms. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 7 Context: So in some problems whose input bit strings has \( B \) bits the algorithm might operate in time \( 6B \) and on others it might need, say, \( 100 \log B \) time units, and for still other problem instances of length \( B \) the algorithm might need \( 5B^2 \) time units to get the job done. Well then, what would the warranty card say? I would have to pick out the worst possibility, otherwise the guarantee wouldn’t be valid. It would assure a user that if the input problem instance can be described by \( B \) bits, then an answer will appear after at most \( 5B^2 \) time units. Hence a performance guarantee is equivalent to an estimation of the worst possible scenario: the longest possible calculation that might ensue if \( B \) was the input to the program. Worst-case bounds are the most common kind, but there are other kinds of bounds for running time. We might give an average case bound instead (see section 5.7). That wouldn’t guarantee performance to worse than \( s \)-and-\( s \); it would state that if the performance is averaged over all possible input bit strings of \( B \) bits, then the average amount of computing time will be \( s \)-and-\( s \) (as a function of \( B \)). Now let’s talk about the difference between easy and hard computational problems and between fast and slow algorithms. A warranty that would not guarantee 'fast' performance would contain some function of \( B \) that grows faster than any polynomial, like \( e^B \), for instance, or like \( x^{\sqrt{n}} \), etc. It is the polynomial time \( t \), not necessarily polynomial time guarantee that makes the difference between the easy and the hard classes of problems, or between the fast and the slow algorithms. It is highly desirable to work with algorithms such that we can give a performance guarantee for running time that is not a polynomial function of the number of bits of input. An algorithm is slow if, whatever polynomial \( P \) we think of, there exists arbitrarily large values of \( B \), input data strings of \( B \) bits, that cause the algorithm to do more than \( P(B) \) units of work. A computational problem is **intractable** if it can be proved that there is no fast algorithm for it. ### Example 3 Here is a familiar computational problem and a method, or algorithm, for solving it. Let’s see if the method has a polynomial time guarantee or not. The problem is this. Let \( n \) be a given integer. We want to find out if \( n \) is prime. The method that we choose is the following. For each integer \( n = 2, 3, \ldots, \sqrt{n} \) we ask if \( n \) divides (evenly) into \( n \). If all the answers are 'No', then we declare \( n \) to be a prime number; else it is composite. Now if we look at the computational complexity of this algorithm, there’s much to say about how much work is involved in doing the test. For a given integer \( n \) that we have to do can be measured in units of divisions of a whole number by another whole number. In those units, we obviously will do about \( \sqrt{n} \) units of work. It seems as though this is a tractable problem, because, after all, \( \sqrt{n} \) is of polynomial growth in \( n \). For instance, we do less than \( n \) units of work, and that’s certainly a polynomial in \( n \), isn’t it? So, according to our definition of fast and slow algorithms, this distinction was made on the basis of polynomial vs. faster-than-polynomial growth of the work done with the problem size, and therefore this problem must be easy. Right? Well, not really. Reference to the distinction between fast and slow methods will show that we have to measure the amount of work done as a function of the number of bits of input to the problem. In this example, \( n \) is not the number of bits of input. For instance, if \( n = 59 \), we don’t need 59 bits to describe it, but only 6. In general, the number of binary digits in the bit string of an integer \( n \) is close to \( \log_2 n \). So, in the problem of this example, testing the primality of a given integer \( n \), the length of the input bit string \( B \) is about \( 10 \log_2 n \). Seen in this light, the calculation suddenly seems very long, a string consisting of mere log \( 0’s \) and 1’s has caused our mighty computer to do about \( \sqrt{n} \) units of work. If we express the amount of work done as a function of \( B \), we find that complexity of this calculation is approximately \( 2^{B/2} \), and that grows much faster than any polynomial function of \( B \). Therefore, the method that we have just discussed for testing the primality of a given integer is slow. See Chapter 6 for further discussion of this problem. At the present time no one has found a fast way to test for primality, nor has anyone proved that there isn’t a fast way. Primality testing belongs to the (well-)polynomial class of seeming, but not provably, intractable problems. In this book we will deal with some easy problems and some seemingly hard ones. It’s the ‘seemingly’ that makes things very interesting. These are problems for which no one has found a fast computer algorithm. 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The text is academic and technical, intended for readers with an understanding of computational theory. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 50 Context: # Chapter 2: Recursive Algorithms The last ‘∼’ follows from the evaluation \( \sum_j 2^j = 2 \) that we discussed in section 1.3. To summarize the developments so far, then, we have found out that the chromatic polynomial of a graph can be computed recursively by an algorithm whose cost is \( O(2^E) \) for graphs of \( E \) edges. This is exponential cost, and such computations are prohibitively expensive except for graphs of very modest numbers of edges. Of course the mere fact that our provided time estimate is \( O(2^E) \) doesn’t necessarily mean that the algorithm can be that slow, because maybe our complexity analysis wasn’t as sharp as it might have been. However, consider the graph \( G(S, t) \) that consists of \( s \) disjoint edges and \( t \) isolated vertices, for a total of \( 2s + t \) vertices altogether. If we choose an edge \( (i,j) \) and delete it, we get \( G(S - 1, t + 1) \). Each of these two new graphs has \( s - 1 \) edges. We might imagine arranging the computation so that the extra isolated vertices will be ‘free’, i.e., will not cost any additional labor. Then the work that we do on \( G(S, t) \) will depend only on \( s \), and will be twice as much as the work we do on \( G(S - 1, t) \). Therefore \( G(S, t) \) will cost at least \( 2^s \) operations, and our complexity estimate wasn’t a mirage; there really are graphs that make the algorithm do an amount \( 2^{|G|} \) of work. Considering the above remarks it may be surprising that there is a slightly different approach to the complexity analysis that leads to a time bound (for the same algorithm) that is a bit tighter than \( O(2^E) \). In many cases (the work of the complexity analysis is never finished!). Let’s look at the algorithm chromody in another way. For a graph \( G \) we can define a number \( \gamma(G) = |V(G)| - |E(G)| \), which is rather an odd kind of thing to define, but it has a nice property with respect to this algorithm, namely that whatever \( G \) we begin with, we will find that \[ \gamma(G - \{e\}) = \gamma(G) - 1; \quad \gamma(G/\{e\}) \leq \gamma(G) - 2 \] Indeed, if we delete the edge \( e \) then \( \gamma \) must drop by 1, and if we collapse the graph on the edge \( e \) then we will have lost one vertex and at least one edge, so we will drop by at least 2. Hence, if \( h(n) \) denotes the maximum amount of labor that chromody does on any graph \( G \) with \[ |V(G)| + |E(G)| \leq n \] then we claim that \[ h(n) \leq h(n - 1) + h(n - 2) \quad (2.3.10) \] Indeed, if \( G \) is a graph for which (2.3.9) holds, then if \( G \) has any edges at all we can do the delete-and-identify step to prove that the labor involved in computing the chromatic polynomial of \( G \) is at most the quantity on the right side of (2.3.10). Else, if \( G \) has no edges then the labor is 1 unit, which is again at most equal to the right side of (2.3.10), so the result (2.3.10) follows. With the initial conditions \( h(0) = h(1) = 1 \) the solution of the recurrent inequality (2.3.10) is obviously the relation \( h(n) \leq F_n \), where \( F_n \) is the Fibonacci number. We have thereby proved that the time complexity of the algorithm chromody is \[ O(F_{|V(G)|+|E(G)|}) = O\left( \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} \right)^{|V(G)| + |E(G)|} = O(1.62^{|V(G)| + |E(G)|}) \] This analysis does not, of course, contradict the earlier estimate, but complements it. What we have shown is that the labor involved is always \[ O\left( \min(2^{|E|}, 1.62^{|V(G)| + |E(G)|}) \right) \] On a graph with ‘few’ edges relative to its number of vertices (how few?) the first quantity in the parentheses in (2.3.12) will dominate the smaller one, whereas if \( G \) has more edges, then the second term is the smaller one. In either case the overall judgment about the speed of the algorithm (it’s slow!) remains. Image Analysis: Here is the detailed analysis based on the aspects provided: ### 1. Localization and Attribution: - **Image 1**: The entire page of the document. ### 2. Object Detection and Classification: - The document contains text and mathematical notations. 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The comprehensive analysis concludes that this page is a detailed theoretical examination of recursive algorithms concerning graph theory, specifically focusing on the computation of the chromatic polynomial and its complexity. The content is rich in mathematical equations and logical proofs. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 54 Context: # Chapter 2: Recursive Algorithms Finally, \( g(n) = n^{\log_2(7)} = O(n^{2.81}) \) and this is \( O(n^2) \), as before. This completes the proof of Theorem 2.4.1. In Strassen's method of fast matrix multiplication, the number of multiplications of numbers, of additions of numbers, and of subtractions of numbers that are needed to multiply two \( N \times N \) matrices are each \( O(N^{2.81}) \) (in contrast to the \( \Theta(N^3) \) of the conventional method). In the years that have elapsed since Strassen's original paper, many researchers have been whittling away at the exponent of \( N \) in the complexity bounds. Several new and more elaborate algorithms have been developed, and the exponent, which was originally 3, has progressed downward through 2.81 to values below 2.5. It is widely believed that the true minimum exponent is \( 2 \), i.e., that two \( N \times N \) matrices can be multiplied in time \( O(N^2) \), but there seems to be a good deal of work to be done before that result can be achieved. ## Exercises for Section 2.4 1. Suppose we could multiply together two \( 3 \times 3 \) matrices with only \( 22 \) multiplications of numbers. How fast, recursively, would we then be able to multiply two \( N \times N \) matrices? 2. (cont.) With what would the \( 22 \) in problem 1 above have to be replaced in order to achieve an improvement over Strassen's algorithm given in the text? 3. (cont.) Still more generally, with how few multiplications would we have to be able to multiply two \( M \times N \) matrices in order to ensure that recursively we would then be able to multiply two \( N \times N \) matrices faster than the method given in this section? 4. We showed in the text that if \( N \) is a power of \( 2 \) then two \( N \times N \) matrices can be multiplied in at most time \( C N^{2.81} \), where \( C \) is a suitable constant. Prove that if \( N \) is not a power of \( 2 \) then two \( N \times N \) matrices can be multiplied in time at most \( C N^{2.81} \). ## 2.5 The Discrete Fourier Transform It is a lot easier to multiply two numbers than to multiply two polynomials. If you should want to multiply two polynomials \( f \) and \( g \) of degrees \( 77 \) and \( 94 \), respectively, you are in for a lot of work. To calculate just one coefficient of the product is already a lot of work. Think about the calculation of the coefficient of \( x^{50} \) in the product, for instance, and you will see that about \( 50 \) numbers must be multiplied together and added in order to calculate just that one coefficient of \( fg \), and there are \( 171 \) other coefficients to calculate! Instead of calculating the coefficients of the product \( fg \), it would be much easier just to calculate the values of the product at, say, \( 172 \) points. To do that we could just multiply the values of \( f \) and \( g \) at those points, and after a total cost of \( 172 \) multiplications, we would have the values of the product. The values of the product polynomial at \( 172 \) distinct points determine that polynomial completely, so that sequence of values is the answer. It's just that we humans prefer to see polynomials given by means of their coefficients instead of by their values. The Fourier transform, that is the subject of this section, is a method of converting from one representation of a polynomial to another. More exactly, it converts from the sequence of coefficients of the polynomial to the sequence of values of that polynomial at a certain set of points. Ease of converting between these two representations of a polynomial is vitally important for many reasons, including multiplication of polynomials, high precision integer arithmetic in computers, creation of medical images in CAT scanners, etc. Hence, in this section we will study the discrete Fourier transforms of a finite sequence of numbers, methods of calculating it, and some applications. This is a computational problem which at first glance seems very simple. What we’re asked to do, basically, is to evaluate a polynomial of degree \( n - 1 \) at \( n \) different points. So what could be so difficult about that? If we just calculate the \( n \) values by brute force, we certainly wouldn’t need to do more than \( n \) multiplications to find each of the \( n \) values of the polynomial that we want, so we surely don’t need more than \( O(n^2) \) multiplications altogether. 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The text is in black, providing high contrast against the white background for readability. 9. **Perspective and Composition:** - The perspective is that of a straight-on view of a book or document page. - The composition includes a consistent text structure with mathematical notation embedded in paragraphs, section headers, and exercise questions. 10. **Contextual Significance:** - This page's content contributes significantly to understanding recursive algorithms and discrete Fourier transforms within the reader's study context. - It builds upon previous sections and provides exercises to aid in reinforcing the learned concepts. 11. **Metadata Analysis:** - No metadata is visible in the provided image. 12. **Graph and Trend Analysis:** - No graphs are present. 13. **Graph Numbers:** - Not applicable due to the absence of graphs. **Additional Aspects**: - **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows)**: - The page describes mathematical processes and workflows involving matrix multiplication and polynomial evaluation. - **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions)**: - Descriptions are given for Strassen’s matrix multiplication method and the discrete Fourier transform. - **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations)**: - Types mentioned include specific algorithms (Strassen's method) and mathematical transformations (Fourier transform). - **Trend and Interpretation**: - The trends involve moving from brute-force computational methods to more efficient recursive techniques. - **Tables**: - No tables are present in the image. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 62 Context: # Chapter 2: Recursive Algorithms In the second universe, multiplying two polynomials is a breeze. If we have in front of us the values \(f(\omega)\) of the polynomial \(f\) at the roots of unity, and the values \(g(\omega)\) of the polynomial \(g\) at the same roots of unity, what are the values \(f(g)(\omega)\) of the product polynomial \(f g\) at the roots of unity? To find each one requires only a single multiplication of two complex numbers, because the value of \(f g\) at \( \omega \) is simply \(f(\omega)g(\omega)\). Multiplying values is easier than finding the coefficients of the product. Since we live in a universe where people like to think about polynomials as being given by their coefficient arrays, we have to take a somewhat roundabout route in order to do an efficient multiplication. Given: A polynomial \(f\) of degree \(n\), and a polynomial \(g\) of degree \(m\); by their coefficient arrays. Wanted: The coefficients of the product polynomial \(fg\) of degree \(n + m\). 1. **Step 1:** Let \(N - 1\) be the smallest integer that is a power of 2 and is greater than \(n + m + 1\). 2. **Step 2:** Think of \(f\) and \(g\) as polynomials each of whose degrees is \(N - 1\). This means that we should pad \(N - 2\) more coefficients, all equal to \(0\), to the coefficient array of \(f\) and \(N - n\) more coefficients, all equal to \(0\), to the coefficient array of \(g\). 3. **Step 3:** Compute the FFT of the array of coefficients of \(f\). Now we are looking at the values of \(f\) at the \(N\)th roots of unity. Likewise compute the FFT of the array of coefficients of \(g\) to obtain the array of values of \(g\) at the same \(N\)th roots of unity. The cost of this step is \(O(N \log N)\). 4. **Step 4:** For each of the \(N\)th roots of unity, we multiply the number \(f(\omega)\) by the number \(g(\omega)\). We now have the numbers \(f(\omega) g(\omega)\), which are exactly the values of the unknown product polynomial \(fg\) at the \(N\)th roots of unity. The cost of this step is \(N\) multiplications of numbers, one for each. 5. **Step 5:** Now we are looking at the values of \(fg\) at the \(N\)th roots, and we want to get back to the coefficients of \(fg\) because that was what we were asked for. To go backwards, from values at roots of unity to coefficients, calls for the inverse Fourier transform, which we will describe in a moment. Its cost is also \(O(N \log N)\). The answer to the original question has been obtained at a cost of \(O(N \log N)\) = \(O((m + n) \log (m + n))\) arithmetic operations. It’s true that we did have to take a walk from our universe to the next one and back again, but the round trip was a lot cheaper than the \(O(n + m)^3\) cost of direct multiplication. It remains to discuss the inverse Fourier transform. Perhaps the neatest way to do that is to juxtapose the formulas for the Fourier transform and for the inverse transform, so as to facilitate comparison of the two, so here they are. If we are given a sequence \(x_0, x_1, \ldots, x_{n-1}\), then the Fourier transform of the sequence is given by: \[ f(j) = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} x_k e^{-2 \pi i jk/n} \quad (j = 0, 1, \ldots, n - 1) \tag{2.6.3} \] Conversely, if we are given the numbers \(f(j)\) \((j = 0, \ldots, n-1)\), then we can recover the coefficient sequence \(x_0, x_1, \ldots, x_{n-1}\) by the inverse formulas: \[ x_k = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{j=0}^{n-1} f(j) e^{2 \pi i jk/n} \quad (k = 0, 1, \ldots, n - 1) \tag{2.6.4} \] The differences between the inverse formulas and the original transform formulas are first the appearance of the \(1/n\) in front of the summation and second the \(-\) sign in the exponential. We leave it as an exercise for the reader to verify that these formulas really do invert each other. We observe that if we are already in possession of a computer program that will find the FFT, then we can use it to derive the inverse Fourier transforms as follows: 1. (i) Given a sequence \((f(j))\) of values of a polynomial at the \(n\)th roots of unity, form the complex conjugate of each member of the sequence. 2. (ii) Input the conjugated sequence to your FFT program. 3. (iii) Form the complex conjugate of each entry of the output array, and divide by \(n\). Now you have the inverse transform of the input sequence. The cost is obviously equal to the cost of the FFT plus a linear number of conjugations and divisions by \(n\). Image Analysis: ### Analysis of Attached Visual Content 1. **Localization and Attribution:** - The document appears to be a page from a book or lecture notes. It is a single page, and we'll refer to it as "Image 1." 2. **Object Detection and Classification:** - The image contains text with mathematical formulas and descriptions. 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The primary activities involved are reading and studying recursive algorithms and related mathematical concepts. 4. **Text Analysis:** - **Detected Text:** - Chapter 2: Recursive Algorithms - The entire page describes methods related to multiplying polynomials using recursive algorithms and fast Fourier transform (FFT). - Key formulas include those for coefficients of product polynomials, the efficient multiplications using values at roots of unity, and detailed steps to compute these using FFT. - Detailed procedural steps for such calculations are provided. - Important formulas mentioned: - \[ f(\omega_j) = \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}f_k\omega_j^k \] - \[ x_k = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}f(\omega_j)\omega^{-jk/n} \] - Step-by-step processes for computing values and transforming them efficiently. 5. **Diagram and Chart Analysis:** - There are no diagrams or charts included in this image. 6. **Product Analysis:** - No physical products are depicted. 7. **Anomaly Detection:** - There are no noticeable anomalies or unusual elements in the image. The text and formulas are consistent with typical content found in academic books on algorithms and mathematics. 8. **Color Analysis:** - The image is in grayscale, indicating a standard printed page. Dominant colors are black text on a white background, which is typical for textbooks. 9. **Perspective and Composition:** - The image is a direct, top-down view of a page from a book. The composition is standard for text documents, with well-separated paragraphs and formulas in mathematical notation. 10. **Contextual Significance:** - This page is likely part of an educational textbook or lecture notes focused on algorithms, specifically discussing efficient multiplication of polynomials using FFT. It contributes to the overall understanding of recursive algorithms by presenting a structured methodology with clear mathematical steps and explanations. 11. **Metadata Analysis:** - No metadata is available from the image content itself. 12. **Graph and Trend Analysis:** - No graphs are included. 13. **Graph Numbers:** - Not applicable as there are no graphs. ### Additional Aspects - **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows):** - The steps outlined for computing the products of polynomials using FFT represent a clear process flow for performing these calculations. - **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - The text provides detailed descriptions of processes and steps necessary to achieve polynomial multiplication using FFT, from transforming polynomial coefficients to working with roots of unity. - **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Types mentioned include polynomials and their coefficients, FFT, and inverse Fourier transform. - **Trend and Interpretation:** - The trend discussed is the efficiency gained by using FFT over direct multiplication of polynomials, highlighting the reduction in complexity. - **Tables:** - No tables are included in the content. ### Conclusion #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 63 Context: - **Content Analysis**: 1. **Title and Sections**: - The document includes discussions on advanced computational arithmetic, primarily focusing on fast multiplication methods for large integers and the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). - There is a review section summarizing algorithms discussed in the chapter. 2. **Mathematical Context**: - The text is heavily mathematical, dealing with concepts like polynomial multiplication, FFT, and computational complexity. - Specific problems and exercises are given that involve roots of unity, polynomial evaluation, and proof-writing. 3. **Algorithmic Overview**: - The review section covers various computational problems and their complexities, including sorting, finding a maximum independent set in a graph, graph coloring, and matrix multiplication. - It mentions both the naive (brute-force) and advanced (recursive or optimized) methods for each problem. 4. **References**: - References to academic works by E. Lawler and D. Coppersmith and S. Winograd indicate the scholarly nature of the document related to computational complexity. #### 9. **Perspective and Composition**: - **Perspective**: The image appears to present the content from a medium or standard top-down view, typical of scanning or photographing a document page. - **Composition**: The elements consist primarily of text sections, equations, and a list of exercises. The content is structured into paragraphs with equations and exercise items appropriately spaced. ### Conclusions The provided image represents a page from an academic textbook or document related to computational mathematics, specifically dealing with polynomial arithmetic, FFT, and algorithmic complexity. The text includes detailed exercises aimed at deepening the understanding of the discussed methods and algorithms, providing both theoretical insights and practical programming challenges. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 87 Context: # 4.2 The greatest common divisor If we use the customary abbreviation \( a \mod m \) for \( r \), the remainder in the division of \( a \) by \( m \), then what we have shown is that \[ \text{gcd}(m, n) = \text{gcd}(n, m \mod n) \] This leads to the following recursive procedure for computing the g.c.d. ```plaintext function gcd(n,m); {finds gcd of given nonnegative integers n and m} if m = 0 then gcd := n else gcd := gcd(m, n mod m) end. ``` The above is the famous "Euclidean algorithm" for the g.c.d. It is one of the oldest algorithms known. The reader is invited to write the Euclidean algorithm as a recursive program, and get it working on some computer. Use a recursive language, write the program more or less as above, and try it out with some large, healthy integers \( n \) and \( m \). The gcd program exhibits all of the symptoms of recursion. It calls itself with smaller values of its variable list. It begins with "if trivially then do trivial thing" (i.e., \( m = 0 \)), and this case is all-important because it’s the only way the procedure can stop itself. If, for example, we want the g.c.d. of 13 and 21, we call the program with \( n = 13 \) and \( m = 21 \), and then recursively calls itself with the following arguments: ``` (21, 13), (13, 8), (8, 5), (5, 3), (3, 2), (2, 1), (1, 0) ``` When it arrives at a call in which the `m` is \( 0 \), then the `gcd`, namely \( 1 \) in this case, is the desired g.c.d. What is the input to the problem? The two integers \( n, m \) whose g.c.d. we want are the input, and the number of bits that are needed to input those two integers is \( \Theta(\log n) + \Theta(\log m) \). Hence \( \log m \) thus \( \log m \) is the length of the input bit string. Now let’s see how long the algorithm might run with an input string of that length.* To measure the running time of the algorithm we need first to choose a unit of cost or work. Let’s agree that one unit of labor is the execution of a single \( a \mod b \) operation. In this problem, an equivalent measure of cost would be the number of times the algorithm calls itself recursively. In the example (4.22) the cost was \( 7 \) units. ## Lemma 4.21 If \( 1 \leq b \leq a \) then \( a \mod b \leq (a - 1)/2 \). **Proof:** Clearly \( a \mod b \leq b - 1 \). Further, \[ a \mod b = a - \left\lfloor \frac{a}{b} \right\rfloor b \] \[ \leq a - b \] Thus \( a \mod b < \min(a - b, b - 1) \). Now we distinguish two cases. First suppose \( b \geq (a + 1)/2 \). Then \( b - 1 \leq a - b \), so \[ a \mod b \leq b - 1 \leq \frac{a + 1}{2} - 1 = \frac{a - 1}{2} \] in this case. Next, suppose \( b < (a + 1)/2 \). Then \[ a \mod b \leq a - b < a - \frac{a + 1}{2} = \frac{a - 1}{2} \] so the result holds in either case. *In Historia Mathematica 21 (1994), 401-419, Jeffrey Shallit traces this analysis back to Pierre-Joseph-Étienne Flic, in 1841. 83 Image Analysis: ### Comprehensive Examination 1. **Localization and Attribution:** - Single image present. - Positioned in the center of the page covering almost the entire content. - Labeled as **Image 1**. 2. **Object Detection and Classification:** - Objects detected: Text and a mathematical proof. - Classified as a page of a textbook or academic document focusing on a mathematical algorithm. 3. **Scene and Activity Analysis:** - The scene depicts an academic or instructional text related to algorithms, specifically focusing on the Euclidean algorithm. - Activities: Explanation of a mathematical algorithm, recursive procedures, calculation of the greatest common divisor (g.c.d). 4. **Text Analysis:** - Extensive text related to the mathematical ground and proof of the Euclidean algorithm. - Key Points from Text: - Introduction to the Euclidean algorithm in recursive form. - Description of the algorithm using pseudocode and narrative form. - Worked example calculating the g.c.d. of two numbers. - Detailed proof to state and prove a lemma related to the algorithm. - Key sections: - Pseudocode Function. - Example illustrating the algorithm. - Proof of Lemma 4.2.1. 5. **Diagrams and Chart Analysis:** - No diagrams or charts are present in this image. 6. **Product Analysis:** - No product depiction in the image. 7. **Anomaly Detection:** - No anomalies detected in the image. 8. **Color Analysis:** - The image consists of black text on a white background, typical for printed textbooks or academic papers. - Dominant colors: Black and white. 9. **Perspective and Composition:** - Perspective: Direct, looking straight at the text, designed for easy reading. - Composition: Standard textbook layout comprises the left-aligned header, followed by the main body of text split into paragraphs, code blocks, and mathematical proofs/formulas. 10. **Contextual Significance:** - The image is likely part of a larger academic document or textbook focusing on algorithms and mathematical proofs. - Provides an in-depth explanation and proof of a specific mathematical process that contributes to the reader’s understanding and application of the Euclidean algorithm. 11. **Metadata Analysis:** - No metadata is available for review within the image. 12. **Graph and Trend Analysis:** - No graphs are present for analysis. 13. **Graph Numbers:** - Not applicable as there are no graphs present. **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows):** - Pseudocode of the Euclidean algorithm presents a process flow of calculating g.c.d using recursion. **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - Description of the recursive nature of the Euclidean algorithm. - Step-by-step example calculation of g.c.d between two numbers. **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Type designation of mathematical terms and procedures such as 'g.c.d,' 'm mod n,' and algorithmic steps. **Trend and Interpretation:** - The algorithm showing a systematic and mathematical approach to finding the greatest common divisor. - Emphasizes learning through recursive process and formal proof. **Tables:** - No tables are included in this image. Overall, the image is an educational textual content focusing on explaining and proving the Euclidean algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor, valuable for readers and students interested in algorithms and mathematics. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 88 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers ## Theorem 4.2.1 (A worst-case complexity bound for the Euclidean algorithm) Given two positive integers \( a, b \). The Euclidean algorithm will find their greatest common divisor after a cost of at most \( \lfloor 2 \log_2 M \rfloor + 1 \) integer divisions, where \( M = \max(a, b) \). Before we prove the theorem, let's return to the example \( (a, b) = (13, 21) \) of the display (4.2.2). In that case \( M = 21 \) and \( 20 \log_2 M + 1 = 9.78 \). The theorem asserts that the g.c.d. will be found after about 9 operations. In fact, it was found after 7 operations in that case. ## Proof of Theorem Suppose first that \( a \geq b \). The algorithm generates a sequence \( a_0, a_1, \ldots \) where \( a_0 = a, a_1 = b \), and \[ a_{j+1} = a_j \mod a_{j-1} \quad (j \geq 1). \] By lemma 4.2.1, \[ a_{j+1} \leq \frac{a_j - 1}{2} \leq \frac{a_j}{2}. \] Then, by induction on \( j \), it follows that \[ a_{2j} \leq \frac{a_0}{2^j} \quad (j \geq 0). \] \[ a_{2j+1} \leq \frac{a_1}{2^j} \quad (j \geq 0). \] And so, \[ a_j \leq 2^{-\lceil j/2 \rceil} M \quad (r = 0, 1, 2, \ldots). \] Obviously, the algorithm has terminated if \( a_r < 1 \), and this will have happened when \( r \) is large enough so that \( 2^{-r/2} M < 1 \), i.e., if \( r > 2 \log_2 M \). If \( r < 1 \) then after 1 operation we will be in the case \( a_r < b \) that we have just discussed, and the proof is complete. The upper bound in the statement of theorem 4.2.1 can be visualized as follows. The number \( \log_2 M \) is almost exactly the number of bits in the binary representation of \( M \) (what is 'exactly' that number of bits?). Theorem 4.2.1 therefore asserts that we can find the g.c.d. of two integers in a number of operations that is at most a linear function of the number of bits that it takes to represent the two numbers. In brief, we might say that the time \( T = O(\text{bits}) \); in the case of Euclid's algorithm. ## Exercises for Section 4.2 1. Write a nonrecursive program, in Basic or Fortran, for the g.c.d. Write a recursive program, in Pascal or a recursive language of your choice, for the g.c.d. 2. Choose 1000 pairs of integers \( (m, n) \), at random between 1 and 1000. For each pair, compute the g.c.d. using a recursive program and a nonrecursive program. (a) Compare the execution times of the two programs. (b) There is a theorem to the effect that the probability that two random integers have g.c.d. = 1 is \( 6/\pi^2 \). What, precisely, do you think that this theorem means by 'the probability that two'? What percentage of the 1000 pairs that you chose had g.c.d. = 1? Compare your observed percentage with \( 100 - (6/\pi^2) \). 3. Find out when Euclid lived, and with exactly what words he described his algorithm. 4. Write a program that will light up a pixel in row \( r \) and column \( n \) of your CRT display if and only if \( \text{gcd}(m, n) = 1 \). Run the program with enough values of \( m \) and \( n \) to fill your screen. If you see any interesting visual patterns, try to explain them mathematically. 5. Show that if \( m \) and \( n \) have a total of \( b \) bits, then Euclid's algorithm will not need more than \( 2B + 3 \) operations before reaching termination. Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis #### 1. Localization and Attribution - **Image 1**: - The entire content is found on a single page. #### 2. 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Graph Numbers - No graphs are present. ### Additional Aspects #### **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions)** - **Theorem Proof Process**: - The theorem text initiates with preconditions and definitions. - It explains the step-by-step process of algorithm derivations and proofs using mathematical reasoning and lemmas. - The theorem is summarized, asserting the number of operations needed based on the complexity. #### **Exercises Descriptions**: - Exercises encourage writing nonrecursive and recursive programs, analyzing gcd calculations, and exploring historical context and theoretical implications of Euclid’s algorithm. #### **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations)** - Types or categories mentioned relate to different processes—recursive, nonrecursive, the algorithm’s complexity, and mathematical properties. ### Conclusion This page from a mathematical text features a comprehensive breakdown and proof of a theorem on the Euclidean algorithm’s complexity. It includes exercises for practical application and deeper understanding. The layout and structure are designed to facilitate learning and comprehension of theoretical algorithms in number theory. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 88 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers ## Theorem 4.2.1 (A worst-case complexity bound for the Euclidean algorithm) Given two positive integers \( a, b \). The Euclidean algorithm will find their greatest common divisor after a cost of at most \( 2 \log_2 M + 1 \) integer divisions, where \( M = \max(a, b) \). Before we prove the theorem, let's return to the example \( (a, b) = (13, 21) \) of the display (4.2.2). In that case \( M = 21 \) and \( 20 \log_2 M + 1 = 9.78 \ldots \). The theorem asserts that the g.c.d. will be found after about 9 operations. In fact, it was found after 7 operations in that case. ## Proof of Theorem Suppose first that \( a \geq b \). The algorithm generates a sequence \( a_0, a_1, \ldots \) where \( a_0 = a, a_1 = b \). By Lemma 4.2.1, \[ a_{j+1} = a_j \mod a_{j-1} \quad (j \geq 1). \] Then, by induction on \( j \), it follows that \[ a_{2j} \leq \frac{4n}{3} \quad (j \geq 0) \] \[ a_{j+1} \leq \frac{a_j}{2} \quad (j \geq 0) \] and so, \[ a_j \leq 2^{-j/2} M \quad (r = 0, 1, 2, \ldots). \] Obviously, the algorithm has terminated if \( a_r < 1 \), and this will have happened when \( r \) is large enough so that \( 2^{-r/2} M < 1 \), i.e., if \( r > 2 \log_2 M \). If \( r < 4 \) then after 1 operation we will be in the case \( a < b \) that we have just discussed, and the proof is complete. The upper bound in the statement of Theorem 4.2.1 can be visualized as follows. The number \( \log_2 M \) is almost exactly the number of bits in the binary representation of \( M \) (what is 'exactly' that number of bits?). Theorem 4.2.1 therefore asserts that we can find the g.c.d. of two integers in a number of operations that is at most a linear function of the number of bits that it takes to represent the two numbers. In brief, we might say that \( \text{Time} = O(\text{bits}) \); in the case of Euclid's algorithm. ## Exercises for Section 4.2 1. Write a nonrecursive program, in Basic or Fortran, for the g.c.d. Write a recursive program, in Pascal or a recursive language of your choice, for the g.c.d. 2. Choose 1000 pairs of integers \( (n, m) \), at random between 1 and 1000. For each pair, compute the g.c.d. using a recursive program and a nonrecursive program. a. Compare the execution times of the two programs. b. There is a theorem to the effect that the probability that two random integers have g.c.d. = 1 is \( 6/\pi^2 \). What, precisely, do you think that this theorem means by 'the probability that two'? What percentage of the 1000 pairs that you chose had g.c.d. = 1? Compare your observed percentage with \( 100 - (6/\pi^2) \). 3. Find out when Euclid lived, and with exactly what words he described his algorithm. 4. Write a program that will light up a pixel in row \( m \) and column \( n \) of your CRT display if and only if \( \gcd(m, n) = 1 \). Run the program with enough values of \( m \) and \( n \) to fill your screen. If you see any interesting visual patterns, try to explain them mathematically. 5. Show that if \( m \) and \( n \) have a total of \( b \) bits, then Euclid’s algorithm will not need more than \( 2B + 3 \) operations before reaching termination. 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(A worst-case complexity bound for the Euclidean algorithm)" - Proof and lemmas related to the theorem. - Exercises listed under "Exercises for section 4.2". - **Significance of Text:** - Provides theoretical understanding and practical application of the Euclidean algorithm. - The exercises are designed to reinforce learning and encourage hands-on practice. #### 5. **Diagram and Chart Analysis** - **Not Present:** - The analyzed image lacks diagrams and charts. #### 6. **Product Analysis** - **Not Applicable:** - No products depicted for analysis. #### 7. **Anomaly Detection** - **None Detected:** - The content of the page is consistent with an academic setup. #### 8. **Color Analysis** - **Color Composition:** - The content is monochromatic, primarily black text on a white background. #### 9. **Perspective and Composition** - **Perspective:** - Top-down perspective, typical for document scanning or electronic document viewing. - **Composition:** - Structured in a linear format from top to bottom, with sections clearly delineated. #### 10. **Contextual Significance** - **Contribution to Overall Theme:** - Essential for understanding theoretical concepts in number theory. - Provides a detailed proof and practical exercises to solidify understanding. #### 11. **Metadata Analysis** - **Metadata Information:** - Not available from the provided visual content. #### 12. **Graph and Trend Analysis** - **Not Present:** - No graphs to analyze. #### 13. **Graph Numbers** - **Not Applicable:** - No graphs present. ### Additional Aspects Included #### Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows) - **Process Flow:** - The process of algorithmic proof is structured step-by-step. #### Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions) - **Description:** - Detailed step-by-step proof of the theorem provided, explaining how to arrive at the result. #### Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations) - **Types:** - Theorem, algorithm, proof, exercises. #### Trend and Interpretation - **Trends:** - Emphasis on mathematical rigor and computational algorithms. #### Tables - **Not Present:** - No tables are included in the image. ### Conclusion: This page from an academic text provides a detailed proof of a theorem pertaining to the Euclidean algorithm, followed by exercises to reinforce the theoretical concepts discussed. The structure and composition are typical of educational material in advanced mathematics. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 89 Context: ``` ## 4.3 The extended Euclidean algorithm 6. Suppose we have two positive integers \( m \) and \( n \), and we have factored them completely into primes, in the form \[ m = \prod p_i^{\alpha_i}; \quad n = \prod p_i^{\beta_i} \] How would you calculate \( \gcd(m,n) \) from the above information? How would you calculate the least common multiple \( \mathrm{lcm}(m) \) of \( m \) and \( n \) from the above information? Prove that \( \gcd(m,n) = \prod p_i^{\min(\alpha_i, \beta_i)} \). 7. Calculate \( \gcd(1021, 56129) \) in two ways: use the method of exercise 6 above, then use the Euclidean algorithm. In each case count the total number of arithmetic operations that you had to do to get the answer. 8. Let \( F_n \) be the \( n \)-th Fibonacci number. How many operations will be needed to compute \( \gcd(F_n, F_{n-1}) \) by the Euclidean algorithm? What is \( \gcd(F_n, F_{n-1})? \) ### 4.3 The extended Euclidean algorithm Again suppose \( m, n \) are two positive integers whose \( \gcd \) is \( g \). Then we can always write \( g \) in the form \[ g = t n + u m \tag{4.3.1} \] where \( t \) and \( u \) are integers. For instance, \( \gcd(14, 11) = 1 \), so we can write \( 1 = 14(-1) + 11(2) \) for integers \( t, u \) that will work. One pair that does the job is \((-1, 2)\) and there are others (can you find all of them?). The extended Euclidean algorithm finds not only the \( \gcd \) of \( m \) and \( n \), it also finds a pair of integers \( t \) that exists (4.3.1). One 'application' of the extended algorithm is that we will obtain an inductive proof of the existence of \( t \) that is not immediately obvious from (4.3.1) (see exercise 1 below). While this hardly rates as a 'practical' application, it represents a very important feature of recursive algorithms. We might say, rather generally, that the following items go hand-in-hand: #### Recursive algorithms #### Inductive proofs #### Complexity analyses by recurrence formulas If we have a recursive algorithm, then it is natural to prove the validity of the algorithm by mathematical induction. Conversely, inductive proofs of theorems often (not always, alas!) yield recursive algorithms for the construction of the objects that are being studied. The complexity analysis of a recursive algorithm will use recurrence formulas, in a natural way. We saw that already in the analysis that proved theorem 4.2.1. Now let's discuss the extended algorithm. Input to it will be two integers \( m \) and \( n \). Output from it will be \( g = \gcd(m,n) \) and two integers \( t \) and \( u \) for which (4.3.1) is true. To get a single step of the original Euclidean algorithm to look like from the problem of finding \( \gcd(m,n) = \gcd(n, m \mod n) \). Suppose, inductively, that we not only know \( g = \gcd(m,n) \) but we also know the coefficients \( t', u' \) for the equation \[ g = l'm + u'(n \mod m). \tag{4.3.2} \] Can we get out, at the next step, the corresponding coefficients \( t, u \) for (4.3.1)? Indeed we can, by substituting \( n \mod m \): \[ n \mod m = n - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor m \tag{4.3.3} \] we find that \[ g = l'm + u'(n - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor m) \tag{4.3.4} \] \[ = u' n + (l' - u' \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor) m. \tag{4.3.5} \] Hence the rule by which \( t', u' \) for equation (4.3.2) transform into \( t, u \) for equation (4.3.1) is that \[ t = u' \] \[ u = l' - u' \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor. \] ``` Image Analysis: ### Analysis of the Visual Content #### 1. 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Overall, the image is a rich mathematical text providing detailed explanations and problems related to the extended Euclidean algorithm, aiming to educate readers on advanced algorithmic concepts through clear examples and step-by-step guides. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 89 Context: ``` 4.3 The extended Euclidean algorithm 6. Suppose we have two positive integers \( m \) and \( n \), and we have factored them completely into primes, in the form \[ m = \prod p_i^{\alpha_i}, \quad n = \prod q_j^{\beta_j}. \] How would you calculate \( \gcd(m,n) \) from the above information? How would you calculate the least common multiple \( \text{lcm} \) of \( m \) and \( n \) from the above information? Prove that \( \gcd(m,n) = \frac{m}{\text{lcm}(m,n)} \). 7. Calculate \( \gcd(102131, 56129) \) two ways: use the method of exercise 6 above, then use the Euclidean algorithm. In each case count the total number of arithmetic operations that you had to do to get the answer. 8. Let \( F_n \) be the \( n \)-th Fibonacci number. How many operations will be needed to compute \( \gcd(F_n, F_{n-1}) \) by the Euclidean algorithm? What is \( \gcd(F_n, F_{n-1}) \)? The extended Euclidean algorithm Again suppose \( m, n \) are two positive integers whose \( \gcd \) is \( g \). Then we can always write \( g \) in the form \[ g = t n + u m \tag{4.3.1} \] where \( t \) and \( u \) are integers. For instance, \( \gcd(14, 11) = 1 \), so we can write \( 1 = 14(-1) + 11(2) \) for integers \( t, u \). Can you spot integers \( t, u \) that will work? One pair that does the job is \( (-4, 5) \) and there are others (can you find all of them?). The extended Euclidean algorithm finds not only the \( \gcd \) of \( m \) and \( n \), but also finds a pair of integers \( t, u \) that satisfies (4.3.1). One 'application' of the extended algorithm is that we will obtain an inductive proof of the existence of \( t, u \) that is not immediately obvious from (4.3.1) (see exercise 1 below). While this hardly rates as a 'practical' application, it represents a very important feature of recursive algorithms. We might say, rather generally, that the following tends to go hand-in-hand: ### Recursive algorithms ### Inductive proofs ### Complexity analyses by recurrence formulas If we have a recursive algorithm, then it is natural to prove the validity of the algorithm by mathematical induction. Conversely, inductive proofs of theorems often (not always, alas!) yield recursive algorithms for the construction of the objects that are being studied. The complexity analysis of a recursive algorithm will use recurrence formulas, in a natural way. We saw that already in the analysis that proved theorem 4.21. Now let's discuss the extended algorithm. Input to it will be two integers \( m \) and \( n \). Output from it will be \( g = \gcd(m,n) \) and two integers \( t \) and \( u \) for which (4.3.1) is true. To make a single step of the original Euclidean algorithm look like the problem of finding \( \gcd(m,n) \) for \( n \mod m \). Suppose, inductively, that we only know \( g = \gcd(m,n) \), but we also know the coefficients \( t', u' \) for the equation \[ g = t' n + u' (v \mod m). \tag{4.3.2} \] Can we get out, at the next step, the corresponding coefficients \( t, u \) for (4.3.1)? Indeed we can, by substituting into (4.3.2) the fact that \[ n \mod m = n - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor m \tag{4.3.3} \] we find that \[ g = t' m + t' \left(n - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor m\right) \tag{4.3.4} \] \[ = v' n + \left(t' - u' \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor \right) m. \] Hence the rule by which \( t', u' \) for equation (4.3.2) transform into \( t, u \) for equation (4.3.1) is that \[ t = u', \quad u = t' - u' \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor. \tag{4.3.5} \] ``` Image Analysis: ### Detailed Analysis of the Attached Visual Content --- #### 1. **Localization and Attribution:** - **Image Positioning:** - Page Number: 85 #### 2. **Object Detection and Classification:** - **Objects Identified:** - Text blocks - Mathematical symbols and equations - Headings and subheadings #### 3. **Scene and Activity Analysis:** - **Scene Description:** - The image shows a textbook or research paper page focused on mathematical theorems and algorithms. - **Activity Taking Place:** - Explanation and formulation of mathematical problems and solutions #### 4. **Text Analysis:** - **Detected Text:** 1. **Numbers:** - Problems enumerated as 6, 7, and 8. 2. **Main Headings:** - "4.3 The extended Euclidean algorithm" 3. **Algorithms and Equations:** - \( m = \prod p_i^{a_i}; \ n = \prod p_i^{b_i} \) - \( g = t n + u m \) - \( n \mod m = n - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor m \) - \( t = u' \) - \( u = t’ - \left\lfloor \frac{n}{m} \right\rfloor u' \) - **Context and Significance:** - The text revolves around the extended Euclidean algorithm, detailing how to compute the greatest common divisor (gcd) and the associated values for two integers. - The page includes exercises for the reader, enhancing understanding through practical problem-solving. #### 6. **Product Analysis:** - **Not Applicable** #### 9. **Perspective and Composition:** - **Perspective:** - The text is presented in a standard top-down reading format, suitable for textbooks and academic documentation. - **Composition:** - Structured layout with numbered problems, subheadings, followed by step-by-step solutions and explanations. #### 10. **Contextual Significance:** - **Overall Contribution:** - The image is part of a mathematical text, contributing to the understanding of the extended Euclidean algorithm. It provides a theoretical background as well as practical exercises, bridging the gap between theory and application. #### 13. **Graph Numbers:** - **Not Applicable** #### Additional Aspects - **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows):** - The process flow explained is for calculating gcd using different methods. - **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - Describes the algorithmic steps to compute gcd and the recursive approach for solving related computations. - **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Types designated are integers, Euclidean Algorithm, gcd, and Fibonacci number computations. - **Trend and Interpretation:** - The text demonstrates a trend in algorithmic processes where recursive algorithms and inductive proofs are crucial in mathematical problem-solving. - **Tables:** - No tables are presented in the image. ### Summary: This page from a mathematical textbook focuses extensively on the Euclidean Algorithm's extended methods. It amalgamates theory with practical problems to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic to the reader. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 90 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers We can now formulate recursively the extended Euclidean algorithm. ``` procedure gcdext(m, n, g, t, u); // computes g.c.d. of m and n, and finds // integers t, u that satisfy (4.3.1) if m = 0 then g := n; t := 1; u := 0 else gcdext(n mod m, g, t, u); s := u; u := t - [n/m] * u; t := s; end gcdext; ``` It is quite easy to use the algorithm above to make a proof of the main mathematical result of this section (see exercise 1), which is ## Theorem 4.3.1. Let m and n be given integers, and let g be their greatest common divisor. Then there exist integers t, u such that g = m * t + n * u. An immediate consequence of the algorithm and the theorem is the fact that finding inverses modulo a given integer is an easy computational problem. We will need to refer to that fact in the sequel, so we state it as ## Corollary 4.3.1. Let m and n be given positive integers, and let g be their g.c.d. Then there is a multiplicative inverse modulo n if and only if g = 1. In that case, the inverse can be computed in polynomial time. **Proof:** By the extended Euclidean algorithm we can find, in linear time, integers t and u such that g = m * t + n. But this last equation says that t ≡ g * (mod n). If g = 1 then it is obvious that t is the inverse modulo of m. If g > 1 then there exists no t such that m ≡ 1 (mod n) since m = 1 + n implies that the g.c.d. of m and n is 1. We will now trace the execution of `gcdext` if it is called with `(m, n) = (14, 11)`. The routine first replaces `(14, 11)` with `(11, 3)` and calls itself successively with `(3, 2)`, `(2, 1)` and `(1, 0)`. When it executes `(n, m) = (1, 0)` it encounters the `if m = 0` statement, so it sets g := 1, t := 1, u := 0. Now it can complete the execution of the call with `(m, n) = (2, 1)`, which has so far been pending. To do this it sets - u := -[n/m] * u = 1 - t := 0. The call with `(n, m) = (2, 1)` is now complete. The call to the routine with `(m, n) = (3, 2)` has been in limbo until just this moment. Now that the `(2, 1)` call is finished, the `(3, 2)` call executes and finds - u := 0 - [3/2] * 1 = 1 - t := 1. The call to the routine with `(n, m) = (11, 3)` has so far been languishing, but its turn has come. It computes - u := 1 - [11/3] * (-1) = 4 - t := -1. Finally, the original call to `gcdext` from the user, with `(m, n) = (14, 11)`, can be processed. We find - u := (-1) - [14/11] * 4 = -5 - t := -4. 86 Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis: #### Image 1: **1. Localization and Attribution:** - The image occupies the entire space on the page. - It is classified as Image 1 for the purpose of this analysis. **2. Object Detection and Classification:** - Objects detected include: - Text blocks - Mathematical notation - Code snippet in a box format - Categories: - Text: Explanatory paragraphs, titles, theorems, proofs, and corollaries. - Code: Pseudocode representation of an algorithm. **3. Scene and Activity Analysis:** - Scene Description: - The image consists of mathematical content from a book or document, explaining the extended Euclidean algorithm. - The activity involves a detailed walkthrough of an algorithm (procedures, theorems, proofs). - Main Actors: - Abstract entities representing mathematical values and procedures are described. **4. 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Procedure termination based on base case. **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - Detailed description of how the algorithm is executed, including the base case, recursive steps, and coefficient calculations. - Example tracing of the algorithm with specific inputs to illustrate the process clearly. **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Types defined include integers \( n \) and \( m \), and their greatest common divisor, \( g \). - Extended coefficients \( t \) and \( u \) are also detailed to satisfy the equation \( tn + um = g \). **Trend and Interpretation:** - The trend observed is the recursive nature of the algorithm that simplifies the problem step-by-step until a base case is reached. - Interprets the efficiency and effectiveness of the extended Euclidean algorithm for finding modular inverses, essential in cryptographic applications. **Tables:** - No tables detected in the image content. ### Contextual Significance: - The image, as a part of a textbook or academic paper, contributes significantly to the understanding of algorithms in number theory. - Crucial for readers looking to understand the mathematical foundations and applications of the extended Euclidean algorithm. **Conclusion:** This detailed analysis of the image highlights its focus on explaining a mathematical algorithm through text, pseudocode, and formal proofs, thus serving as an educational resource in the context of number theory. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 90 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers We can now formulate recursively the extended Euclidean algorithm. ``` procedure gcdext(m, n, g, t, u); // computes g.c.d. of m and n, and finds // integers s, t that satisfy (4.3.1) if n = 0 then g := m; s := 1; t := 0 else gcdext(n, m mod n, g, t, u); s := u; u := t - [m/n] * u; t := s end; gcdext ``` It is quite easy to use the algorithm above to make a proof of the main mathematical result of this section (see exercise 1), which is: ## Theorem 4.3.1. Let m and n be given integers, and let g be their greatest common divisor. Then there exist integers s, t such that g = m * s + n * t. An immediate consequence of the algorithm and the theorem is the fact that finding inverses modulo a given integer is an easy computational problem. We will need to refer to that fact in the sequel, so we state it as: ## Corollary 4.3.1. Let m and n be given positive integers, and let g be their g.c.d. Then the inverse has a multiplicative inverse modulo n if and only if g = 1. In that case, the inverse can be computed in polynomial time. ### Proof: By the extended Euclidean algorithm we can find, in linear time, integers t and u such that g = m * t + n * u. But this last equation says that g ≡ 0 (mod n). If g = 1 then it is obvious that t is the inverse modulo of m. If g > 1 then there exists no such t such that tm ≡ 1 (mod n) since m = 1 + n implies that the g.c.d. of m and n is 1. We will now trace the execution of gcdext if it is called with (m, n) = (14, 11). The routine first replaces (14, 11) by (11, 3) and calls itself successively with (3, 2), (2, 1) and (1, 0). When it executes (1, 1) and (1, 0) it encounters the `if n = 0` statement, so it sets g := 1, t := 1, u := 0. Now it can complete the execution of the call with (n, m) = (2, 1), which has so far been pending. To do this it sets: ``` u := t - [n/m] * u = 1 t := 0 ``` The call with (n, m) = (2, 1) is now complete. The call to the routine with (n, m) = (3, 2) has been in limbo until just this moment. Now that the (2, 1) call is finished, the (3, 2) call executes and finds: ``` u := 0 - [3/2] * 1 t := 1 ``` The call to the routine with (n, m) = (11, 3) has so far been languishing, but its turn has come. It computes: ``` u := 1 - [11/3] * (–1) t := –1 ``` Finally, the original call to gcdext from the user, with (m, n) = (14, 11), can be processed. We find: ``` u := (–1) - [14/11] * 4 = –5 t := –4 ``` Image Analysis: ### Analysis of the Visual Content #### 1. Localization and Attribution - **Image 1**: The entire page. #### 2. Object Detection and Classification - **Image 1** contains the following objects: - Mathematical text and pseudocode. - Theorem and corollary definitions. #### 3. Scene and Activity Analysis - **Image 1** depicts a section of a mathematical textbook or document, discussing algorithms in the theory of numbers, specifically the extended Euclidean algorithm. It includes pseudocode, explanations, a theorem, corollary, and a detailed proof. #### 4. 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The pseudocode outlines a recursive procedure to compute the gcd of two numbers and find the integers required in a linear combination of those numbers. #### Additional Aspect: Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions) - The pseudocode describes the process of recursively finding the gcd: ```plaintext procedure gcdext(n, m, g, t, u): computes g.c.d of m and n, and finds integers t, u that satisfy (4.3.1) if m = 0 then g := n; t := 1; u := 0 else gcdext(m, n mod m, g, t, u); s := t; t := u; u := s - ⌊n/m⌋ u; g := s end {gcdext} ``` #### Additional Aspect: Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations) - The key terms/types include "integers", "linear combination", "modular arithmetic", "greatest common divisor (gcd)", "Theorem 4.3.1", and "Corollary 4.3.1". #### Additional Aspect: Trend and Interpretation - The document demonstrates a consistent trend in mathematical proofs and algorithms, showing the step-by-step process of proving theorems, making logical deductions from established propositions, and using pseudocode for algorithm representation. #### Additional Aspect: Tables - This aspect is not applicable as there are no tables included in the image. ### Conclusion - The visual content primarily focuses on explaining the extended Euclidean algorithm using pseudocode, mathematical definitions, and proofs. The detailed explanation and proof of the theorem and corollary signal its importance in the realm of number theory. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 95 Context: 2. **Text Analysis:** - **Title and Sections:** - The title of this section is "4.5 Interlude: the ring of integers modulo n." - **Theorems:** - **Theorem 4.5.4:** \[ \text{Let } n = p_1^{r_1} p_2^{r_2} \cdots p_k^{r_k}. \text{ The mapping which associates with each } x \in \mathbb{Z}, \, \text{the } r\text{-tuple } (x_1, x_2, ..., x_r), \] where \(x_i = x \mod p_i^{r_i} \) (i = 1,...,r), is a ring isomorphism of \( \mathbb{Z}_n \) with the ring of \( r \) -tuples \( (x_1, x_2, ..., x_r) \) in which: - (a) \( x_i \in \mathbb{Z}_{p_i^{r_i}} \) (i = 1,...,r) and - (b) \( (x_1, ..., x_r) + (y_1, ..., y_r) = (x_1 + y_1, ..., x_r + y_r ) \) - (c) \( (x_1, ..., x_r) \cdot (y_1, ..., y_r) = (x_1 \cdot y_1, ..., x_i \cdot y_i) \) - (d) In (b), the \(i\)th \( + \) sign on the right side is the addition operation of \( \mathbb{Z}_{p_i^{r_i}} \) and in (c) the \(i\)th \( \, \cdot \) sign is the multiplication operation of \( \mathbb{Z}_{p_i^{r_i}} \), for each i = 1,2,...,r. - **Proof:** The proof of theorem 4.5.4 follows at once from the previous theorem. - **Theorem 4.5.5 ('The Chinese Remainder Theorem'):** \[ \text{Let } m_i (i = 1,...,r) \, \text{be pairwise relatively prime positive integers, and let} \] \[ M = m_1m_2...m_r. \] Then the mapping that associates with each integer \(x \, (0 \leq x \leq M - 1) \) the \(r\)-tuple \((b_1, ..., b_r), \, \text{where } \, b_i = x \mod m_i (i = 1,...,r), \text{ is a bijection between } \mathbb{Z}_M \text{ and } \mathbb{Z}_{m_1} \times ... \times \mathbb{Z}_{m_r}. - **Proof 1:** - We must show that each \( r \)-tuple \( (b_1, ..., b_r) \) such that \( 0 \leq b_i < m_i (i = 1,...,r) \) occurs exactly once. - There are obviously \( M \) such vectors, and so it will be sufficient to show that each of them occurs at most once as the image of some \( x \). - In the contrary case, we would have \( x \) and \( x' \) both corresponding to \((b_1, b_2, ..., b_r)\). - But then \( x - x' \equiv 0 \mod \, \text{each of} \, m_i. \text{ Hence } x - x' \text{ is divisible by } M = m_1 m_2 ... m_r. \, \text{But } 0 \leq x' < M, \text{ hence } x = x'. - **Proof 2:** - Here's how to compute a number \( x \) that satisfies the simultaneous congruences \( x \equiv b_i \mod m_i \, (i = 1,....,r). - First, by the extended Euclidean algorithm we can quickly find \( t_1, t_2, ..., t_r \), such that \( t_i(M/m_i) + u_im_i = 1 \) for j = 1, ..., r. - Then we claim that the number \[ x = \sum_{j=1}^{r} b_j t_j (M/m_j) \text{ satisfies all of the given congruences.}\] - Indeed, for each \( k = 1, ..., r \) we have: \[ x = \sum_{j=1}^{r} b_j t_j (M/m_j) \] \[ \equiv b_k t_k (M/m_k) \mod m_k \equiv b_k (mod \, m_k) \] - where the first congruence holds because \( t_j (M/m_j), j \neq k) \equiv 0 \mod m_k \) is divisible by \( m_k \), and the second congruence follows since \[ t_k(M/m_k) = 1 - u_k m_k \equiv 1 \mod m_k, \] completing the second proof of the Chinese Remainder Theorem. - **Conclusion:** Now the proof of theorem 4.5.4 follows easily, and is left as an exercise for the reader. - The factorization that is described in detail in theorem 4.5.4 will be written symbolically as: \[ \mathbb{Z}_n \cong \bigoplus_{i=1}^{r} \mathbb{Z}_{p_i^{r_i}}. (4.5.2) \] - The factorization (4.5.2) of the ring \(\mathbb{Z}_n\) induces a factorization: \[ U_{n} \cong \bigoplus_{i=1}^{r} U_{p_i^{r_i}}. (4.5.3) \] 3. **Text Analysis Continued:** - The primary text discusses certain theorems in number theory, specifically concerning modular arithmetic and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. - There is a mathematical proof provided for theorem 4.5.5. 4. **Metadata Analysis:** - No metadata is available in the image. 5. **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - The process described in theorem 4.5.5 proof 2 provides a method to find a number \( x \) that satisfies multiple congruences using the extended Euclidean algorithm. 6. **Diagram and Chart Analysis:** - There are no diagrams or charts included in the image. 7. **Product Analysis:** - Not applicable as there are no products depicted in the image. 8. **Anomaly Detection:** - There are no anomalies or unusual elements detected in the image. 9. **Color Analysis:** - The page appears to be monochromatic with black text on a white background, typical for a textbook or academic paper. 10. **Perspective and Composition:** - The image is a straightforward scan of a page from a document, presenting the information in a conventional format with clearly labeled theorems and proofs. 11. **Contextual Significance:** - The image contributes to the understanding of number theory, particularly the concepts surrounding modular arithmetic and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. 12. **Graph Numbers:** - Not applicable as there are no graphs present. 13. **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows):** - The image includes step-by-step proofs which can be seen as process flows, explaining each step in the logical process. 14. **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Types or categories include integers, theorems, proofs, and modular arithmetic concepts. 15. **Trend and Interpretation:** - The trend and interpretation focus on modular arithmetic and its implications in number theory. 16. **Tables:** - Not applicable as there are no tables present. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 99 Context: **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - The proofs describe iterative and logical processes related to mathematical properties and how they lead to conclusions about the group \(U_n\) and primality. **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - Types and categories include: - **Groups:** \(U_n\) - **Subgroups:** \(C(x)\), \(B\), and \(B'\) - **Mathematical Functions:** Euler's totient function \(\phi\) - **Mathematical Concepts:** Order, cyclic groups, prime power **Trend and Interpretation:** - The lemmas and theorem develop a trend in understanding how the structure and properties of \(U_n\) can influence and be used in primality testing. Specifically, it interprets the order and subgroup generation properties to conclude about the composite or prime nature of the number 'n.' The content maintains a scientific and educational tone, focusing on theoretical aspects crucial in advanced mathematics and computer science, particularly in fields like cryptography. Note: The remaining aspects such as metadata analysis, color analysis, perspective and composition, contextual significance are not applicable for analysis as no related information is provided in the visual content and it is a black and white text-focused document. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 104 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers learned nothing. However if neither \( u \equiv (mod \, n) \) nor \( u \equiv -v \, (mod \, n) \) is true then we will have found a nontrivial factor of \( n \), namely \( \gcd(u - v, n) \) or \( \gcd(u + v, n) \). ## Example: Take as a factor base \( B = \{-2, 5\} \), and let it be required to find a factor of \( n = 1729 \). Then we claim that 186 and 267 are B-numbers. To see that 186 is a B-number, note that \( 186^2 = 20 - 1729 + (-2)^2 \); and similarly, since \( 267^2 = 41 - 1729 + (-2)^2 \), we see that 267 is a B-number, for this factor base \( B \). The exponent vectors of 186 and 267 are \( (4, 0) \) and \( (4, 2) \) respectively, and these sum to \( (0, 1) \) mod \( 2 \), hence we find that \[ u = 186 \times 267 = 1250 \, \quad (mod \, 1729) \] \[ r_1 = 4 \, \quad r_2 = 1 \\ r_1 = 2^{(-2)}(5^1) = 80 \\ \gcd(u - v, n) = \gcd(1170, 1729) = 13 \] There might have seemed to be some legerdemain involved in plugging the B-numbers 186 and 267 out of the air, in the example above. In fact, as the algorithm has been implemented by its author, J. D. Dixon, one simply chooses integers uniformly at random from \([1, n-1]\) until enough B-numbers have been found, so their exponent vectors are linearly dependent modulo 2. In Dixon’s implementation the factor base that is used consists of \( -1 \) together with the first \( k \) prime numbers. It can then be proved that if \( n \) is not a prime power then with a correct choice of \( b \) relative to \( n \), if we repeat the random choices until a factor of \( n \) is found, the average running time will be: \[ \mathrm{exp}((2 + o(1))(\log \log n)^3). \] This is not polynomial time, but it is moderately exponential only. Nevertheless, it is close to being about the best that we know how to do on the elusive problem of factoring a large integer. ## 4.10 Proving primality In this section we will consider a problem that sounds a lot like primality testing, but is really a little different because the rules of the game are different. Basically the problem is to convince a skeptical audience that a certain integer is prime, requiring them to do only a small amount of computation in order to be so persuaded. First, though, suppose you were writing a 100-decimal-digit integer \( n \) on the blackboard in front of a large audience and you wanted to prove to them that \( n \) was not a prime. If you simply wrote down two smaller integers whose product was \( n \), the job would be done. Anyone who wished to be certain could spend a few minutes multiplying the factors together and verifying the product was indeed \( n \), and all doubts would be dispelled. Indeed*, a speak ear at a mathematical convention in 1903 announced the result that \( 2^{67} - 1 \) is not a prime number, and to be utterly convincing all he had to do was to write: \[ 2^{67} - 1 = 193707721 \times 761838257287. \] We note that the speaker probably had to work very hard to find those factors, but having found them it became quite easy to convince others of the truth of the claimed result. A pair of integers \( r, s \) for which \( r \, | \, s \, | \, n \) and \( n = r s \) constitute a certificate attesting to the compositeness of \( n \). With this certificate \( C(n) \) and an auxiliary checking algorithm, viz. 1. Verify that \( r \neq 1 \) and that \( r \neq s \). 2. Verify that \( s \neq n \). we can prove, in polynomial time, that \( n \) is not a prime number. *We follow the account given in V. Pratt, Every prime has a succinct certificate, SIAM J. Computing, 4 (1975), 214-220. 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Here is a breakdown of notable components: - The heading is "**Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers**." - The text under the heading discusses methods for finding factors of integers and various properties and theorems relevant to number theory. - **Example Section:** - Discusses an example involving the B-numbers method to find a factor of n = 1729. - Detailed calculations are given to find the factor using given base B and subsequent exponential properties. - **Mathematical Functions & Variables:** - gcd(u, v, n), exponential factors, verification methods, and calculations are prominent. - Specifically outlined steps like \(186 \times 267 \equiv 1250 \) (mod 1729). - **Paragraph on Legerdemain in B-number Selection:** - Describes historical context and the implementation specifics of the algorithm. - Explains that the numbers 186 and 267 may seem arbitrary but were likely chosen for practical reasons in a computational algorithm setup. - **Mathematical Formula:** - Exponential Time Complexity given by \(\exp[2(\theta(1))(log \log log n)^3]\). - **Section 4.10: Proving Primality:** - Discusses methods to prove a number is not a prime. - Use of historical anecdote involving a 100-digit integer to demonstrate the math behind proving non-primality. - Verification method using \(2^{67} - 1 = 193707721 \times 761838257287\). - **Pair of integers theorem:** - Considers a pair (r, s) where r, s ≠ 1 and the condition n = r * s. - The verification process is concise but laid out step by step. - **Reference:** - Mentions V. Pratt’s succinct certificate method found in "SIAM J. Computing, 4 (1975), 214-220". #### Scene and Activity Analysis: - **Book/Page Context:** - The page appears to be from an academic book or paper on number theory, specifically within a chapter on algorithms. - No visual illustrations or charts are present – the content is purely textual with mathematical notations. #### Anomalies: - There are no apparent anomalies in the textual content of this image. The mathematical notations and examples follow a coherent line of reasoning consistent with academic literature. #### Perspective and Composition: - **Perspective:** - Straight-on view of a single page from a book. - **Composition:** - The text is methodically arranged, with headings, paragraphs, mathematical notations, and references structured in a logical flow. #### Contextual Significance: - This page forms a part of a detailed exposition on algorithms in the theory of numbers, likely used in higher education or for research purposes. - It contributes significantly by integrating practical examples, theoretical explorations, and historical anecdotes to deepen understanding of number theory algorithms. ### Conclusion: The provided page is rich with detailed explanations, mathematical derivations, and historical contexts relating to algorithms in number theory. It serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the computational methods to identify factors of large integers and offers techniques for primality testing. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 104 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers learned nothing. However if neither \( u \equiv v \, (\text{mod} \, n) \) nor \( u \equiv -v \, (\text{mod} \, n) \) is true then we will have found a nontrivial factor of \( n \), namely \(\gcd(u - v, n)\) or \(\gcd(u + v, n)\). ## Example: Take as a factor base \( B = \{-2, 5\} \), and let it be required to find a factor of \( n = 1729 \). Then we claim that 186 and 267 are B-numbers. To see that 186 is a B-number, note that \( 186^2 \equiv 20 \, \text{(mod} \, (-2)^2) \), and similarly, since \( 267^2 \equiv 41 - 1729 + (-2)^2 \), we see that 267 is a B-number, for this factor base \( B \). The exponent vectors of 186 and 267 are \( (4, 0) \) and \( (4, 2) \) respectively, and these sum to \( (0, 0) \) (mod 2), hence we find that \[ u = 186 \times 267 = 1729 \, (\text{mod} \, 1729) \] \[ r_1 = 4; \quad r_2 = 1 \] \[ s_1 = (-2)^{(5)} = 80 \] \[ \gcd(u - v, n) = \gcd(1170, 1729) = 13 \] and we have found the factor 13 of 1729. There might have seemed to be some legerdemain involved in plucking the B-numbers 186 and 267 out of the air, in the example above. In fact, as the algorithm has been implemented by its author, J. D. Dixon, one simply chooses integers uniformly at random from \([1, n-1]\) until enough B-numbers have been found, so their exponent vectors are linearly dependent modulo 2. In Dixon's implementation the factor base that is used consists of \( 1 \) together with the first \( k \) prime numbers. It can then be proved that if \( n \) is not a prime power then with a correct choice of \( b \) relative to \( n \), if we repeat the random choices until a factor of \( n \) is found, the average running time will be \[ \exp\left(2 + o(1)\right)(\log \log n)^{3}. \] This is not polynomial time, but it is moderately exponential only. Nevertheless, it is close to being about the best that we know how to do on the elusive problem of factoring a large integer. ## 4.10 Proving primality In this section we will consider a problem that sounds a lot like primality testing, but is really a little different because the rules of the game are different. Basically the problem is to convince a skeptical audience that a certain integer \( n \) is prime, requiring them to do only a small amount of computation in order to be so persuaded. First, though, suppose you were writing a 100-decimal-digit integer on the blackboard in front of a large audience and you wanted to prove to them that it was not a prime. If you simply wrote down two smaller integers whose product was \( n \), the job would be done. Anyone who wished to be certain could spend a few minutes multiplying the factors together and verifying that the product was indeed \( n \), and all doubts would be dispelled. Indeed*, a speaker at a mathematical convention in 1903 announced the result that \( 2^{n} - 1 \) is not a prime number, and to be utterly convincing all he had to do was to write \[ 2^{n} - 1 = 193707721 \times 761838257287. \] We note that the speaker probably had to work very hard to find those factors, but having found them it became quite easy to convince others of the truth of the claimed result. A pair of integers \( r, s \) for which \( r \equiv 1 \, (\text{mod} \, s) \) and \( n = rs \) constitute a certificate attesting to the compositeness of \( n \). With this certificate \( C(n) \) and an auxiliary checking algorithm, viz. 1. Verify that \( r \neq 1 \) and that \( s \neq 1 \). 2. Check that \( r \times s = n \). We can prove, in polynomial time, that \( n \) is not a prime number. *We follow the account given in V. Pratt, "Every prime has a succinct certificate," SIAM J. Computing, 4 (1975), 214-220. 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It contributes significantly to the topic by explaining complex algorithms and examples. #### 13. **Graph Numbers (Integrated in Text):** - Example numerals involved: - \(B = {-2, 5}\) - \(n = 1729\) - \(186 = 20 \cdot 1729 + (-2)^4\) - \(267 = 41 \cdot 1729 + (-2)^4 \cdot 5^2\) ### Additional Specific Aspects: #### **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows):** - **Described Process:** - Factoring the number \( n = 1729 \) using a specific factor base. - Primality proving process for a large integer \(n\) using a certificate \(C(n)\) and an auxiliary checking algorithm. #### **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions):** - **Example Process:** Detailed step-by-step demonstration of how \( 1729 \) is factored by aligning exponents and computing gcd. #### **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations):** - \(B\)-numbers: Specific type of numbers used in the algorithm. #### **Trend and Interpretation:** - **Identification of B-numbers** and their role in simplifying complex algebraic processes. #### **Tables:** - No tables detected in the provided page. This detailed analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of the provided visual content, focusing on its educational significance, mathematical rigor, and structured presentation. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 106 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers (A4) Check that \( x^{p-1} \equiv 1 \, (\text{mod } p) \). Now let's look at the complexity of algorithm \( A \). We will measure its complexity by the number of times that we have to do a computation of either of the types (a) `is \( m = \prod_{i=1}^s p_i^{e_i} \)?` or (b) `is \( g^s \equiv 1 \, (\text{mod } p) \)`? Let \( f(p) \) be that number. Then we have (remembering that the algorithm calls itself \( t \) times) \[ f(p) = 1 + \sum_{i=2}^{r} f(p_i) + r + 1 \] (4.10.1) in which the four terms, as written, correspond to the four steps in the checking algorithm. The sum begins with \( i = 2 \) because the prime 2, which is always a divisor of \( p - 1 \), is 'free.' Now (4.10.1) can be written as \[ g(p) = 1 + f(p) \] (4.10.2) where \( g(p) = 1 + f(p) \). We claim that \( g(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p \) for all \( p \). This is surely true if \( p = 2 \). If true for primes less than \( p \) then from (4.10.2), \[ g(p) \leq \sum_{i=2}^{r} \{ 4 \log_2 p_i \} + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 \left( \prod_{i=2}^{r} p_i \right) + 4 \] \[ \leq 4 \log_2 \left( \frac{p-1}{2} \right) + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 (p - 1) \leq 4 \log_2 p. \] Hence \( f(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p - 1 \) for all \( p \geq 2 \). Since the number of bits in \( p \) is \( \Theta(\log p) \), the number \( f(p) \) is a number of executions of steps that is a polynomial in the length of the input bit string. We leave to the exercises the verification that the steps that \( f(p) \) counts is also executed in polynomial time, so the entire primality-verification procedure operates in polynomial time. This yields **Theorem 4.10.1.** (V. Pratt, 1975) There exists a checking algorithm and a certificate such that primality can be verified in polynomial time. ## Exercises for Section 4.10 1. Show that two positive integers of \( b \) bits each can be multiplied with at most \( O(b^2) \) bit operations (multiplications and carries). 2. Prove that step A1 of algorithm \( A \) can be executed in polynomial time, where time is now measured by the number of bit operations that are implied by the integer multiplications. 3. Same as exercise 2 above, for steps 43 and A4. 4. Write out the complete certificate that attests to the primality of \( p \). 5. Find an upper bound for the total number of bits that are in the certificate of the integer \( p \). 6. Carry out the complete checking algorithm on the certificate that you prepared in exercise 4 above. 7. Let \( p = 15 \). Show that there is no integer \( x \) as described in the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. 8. Let \( p = 17 \). Find all integers \( x \) that satisfy the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. Image Analysis: ### Comprehensive Image Examination #### Localization and Attribution - **Image Position:** Single image on the entire page. - **Image Number:** Image 1. #### Text Analysis - **Detected Text and Content Analysis:** - The text on the page is a segment from a mathematical or computer science textbook, specifically from a section on algorithms in the theory of numbers (Chapter 4). The heading of the section reads "Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers". - The content begins with "Check that \( x^{p-1} \equiv 1 \) (mod \( p \))" and proceeds to discuss the complexity of an algorithm labeled as "algorithm \( A \)". The complexity is measured by the number of times certain computations are performed. - Mathematical expressions are provided to describe the function \( f(p) \) and subsequent computations leading to an explanation about \( g(p) \). - Theorem 4.10.1 from "V. 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This comprehensive examination highlights the instructional content in the image, explaining the theoretical background and practical applications of algorithms for number theory, particularly focusing on primality checking. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 106 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers (A4) Check that \( x^{p-1} \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ p) \). Now let’s look at the complexity of algorithm \( A \). We will measure its complexity by the number of times that we have to do a computation of either of the types \( (a) \ i = \prod_{j} p_j^{a_j} \) or \( (b) \ \text{is} \ s^g \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ p) \). Let \( f(p) \) be that number. Then we have (remembering that the algorithm calls itself \( t \) times) \[ f(p) = 1 + \sum_{t=2}^{r} f(p_t) + r + 1 \tag{4.10.1} \] in which the four terms, as written, correspond to the four steps in the checking algorithm. The sum begins with \( i = 2 \) because the prime \( 2 \), which is always a divisor of \( p - 1 \), is ‘free.’ Now (4.10.1) can be written as \[ g(p) = 1 + f(p) \tag{4.10.2} \] where \( g(p) = 1 + f(p) \). We claim that \( g(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p \) for all \( p \). This is surely true if \( p = 2 \). If true for primes less than \( p \) then from (4.10.2), \[ g(p) \leq \sum_{i=2}^{r} 4 \log_2 p_i + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 \left( \prod_{i=2}^{r} p_i \right) + 4 \] \[ \leq 4 \log_2 \left( \frac{(p-1)}{2} \right) + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 (p - 1) \leq 4 \log_2 p. \] Hence \( f(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p - 1 \) for all \( p \geq 2 \). Since the number of bits in \( p \) is \( \Theta(\log p) \), the number \( f(p) \) is a number of executions of steps that is a polynomial in the length of the input bit string. We leave to the exercises the verification that the steps that \( f(p) \) counts is also executed in polynomial time, so the entire primality-verification procedure operates in polynomial time. This yields **Theorem 4.10.1.** (V. Pratt, 1975) There exists a checking algorithm and a certificate such that primality can be verified in polynomial time. ## Exercises for section 4.10 1. Show that two positive integers of \( b \) bits each can be multiplied with at most \( O(b^2) \) bit operations (multiplications and carries). 2. Prove that step A1 of algorithm A can be executed in polynomial time, where time is now measured by the number of bit operations that are implied by the integer multiplications. 3. Same as exercise 2 above, for steps 43 and A4. 4. Write out the complete certificate that attests to the primality of \( p \). 5. Find an upper bound for the total number of bits that are in the certificate of the integer \( p \). 6. Carry out the complete checking algorithm on the certificate that you prepared in exercise 4 above. 7. Let \( p = 15 \). Show that there is no integer \( x \) as described in the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. 8. Let \( p = 17 \). Find all integers \( x \) that satisfy the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis #### 1. Localization and Attribution: - The image appears to be a single page from a document. Therefore, it is addressed as **Image 1**. #### 4. Text Analysis: **Extracted Text:** ``` Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers (A4) Check that x²⁻¹ ≡ 1 (mod p). Now let’s look at the complexity of algorithm A. We will measure its complexity by the number of times that we have to do a computation of either of the types (a) ‘m ≡ ∏(s_i)²’ or (b) ‘s_i² ≡ 1 (mod p)?’ Let f(p) be that number. Then we have (remembering that the algorithm calls itself t times) f(p) = 1 + ∑ {f(p_j) + r + 1} (4.10.1) j = 2 in which the four terms, as written, correspond to the four steps in the checking algorithm. The sum begins with ‘j = 2’ because the prime 2, which is always a divisor of p - 1, is ‘free.’ Now (4.10.1) can be written as g(p) = ∑ {g(p_j) + 4} (4.10.2) j = 2 where g(p) = 1 + f(p). We claim that g(p) ≤ 4 log p₂ p₁ for all p. This is surely true if p = 2. If true for primes less than p then from (4.10.2), g(p) ≤ ∑ {4 log₂ p_k} + 4 k = 2 = 4 log₂ {∏ p_k} + 4 k = 2 ≤ 4 log₂ {(p - 1)/2} + 4 ≤ 4 log₂ (p - 1) ≤ 4 log₂ p. Hence f(p) ≤ 4 log₂ p - 1 for all p ≥ 2. (...) Exercises for section 4.10 1. Show that two positive integers of b bits each can be multiplied with at most O(b²) bit operations (multiplications and carries). 2. Prove that step A1 of algorithm A… … ``` (The rest of the text can be expanded similarly, but this much provides a good context.) **Significance:** The text is from a mathematical document discussing algorithms in number theory, specifically the complexity of such algorithms. It includes theoretical explanations, equations, theorems, and exercises. #### 13. Graph Numbers: The document contains equations which can be considered mathematical graphs in a descriptive sense, where: - \( f(p) = 1 + \sum_{j=2}^n {f(p_j) + r + 1} \) - \( g(p) = \sum_{j=2}^n {g(p_j) + 4} \) These equations involve sums and logarithms, pivotal in understanding the runtime complexity and function behavior in algorithm analysis. #### Additional Aspects: ##### Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows): - **Algorithm flow**: The complexity of algorithm A is broken down into steps and recursive calls. ##### Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions): - The text describes the step-by-step computation needed to verify certain mathematical conditions, defining a recursive process for calculating algorithm complexity. ##### Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations): - **Algorithm A**: Type designation for the specific algorithm under examination. ##### Trend and Interpretation: - The equations suggest a logarithmic complexity trend for algorithm A. - By demonstrating that \( g(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p \), it shows that the complexity increases logarithmically with the input size \( p \). ### Conclusion: This single-page image from a mathematical document pertains to algorithms in the theory of numbers, focusing on the complexity analysis of a specific algorithm \( A \). Through equations and associated logical steps, the text aims to establish upper bounds on algorithm complexity, providing a theoretical foundation for polynomial-time verification of prime numbers. The accompanying exercises encourage further exploration and understanding of these concepts. #################### File: Algorithms%20and%20Complexity%20-%20Herbert%20S.%20Wilf%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 106 Context: # Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers (A4) Check that \( x^{p-1} \equiv 1 \, (\text{mod} \, p) \). Now let's look at the complexity of algorithm \( A \). We will measure its complexity by the number of times that we have to do a computation of either of the types (a) \( s \equiv \prod_{i} g^{s_i} \) or (b) \( (b) \, s^e \equiv 1 \, (\text{mod} \, p) \). Let \( f(p) \) be that number. Then we have (remembering that the algorithm calls itself \( t \) times) \[ f(p) = 1 + \sum_{i=2}^{r} f(p_i) + r + 1 \tag{4.10.1} \] in which the four terms, as written, correspond to the four steps in the checking algorithm. The sum begins with \( i = 2 \) because the prime 2, which is always a divisor of \( p - 1 \), is 'free.' Now (4.10.1) can be written as \[ g(p) = 1 + f(p). \tag{4.10.2} \] We claim that \( g(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p \) for all \( p \). This is surely true if \( p = 2 \). If true for primes less than \( p \) then from (4.10.2), \[ g(p) \leq \sum_{i=2}^{r} 4 \log_2 p_i + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 \left( \prod_{i=2}^{r} p_i \right) + 4 \] \[ \leq 4 \log_2 \left( \frac{(p-1)}{2} \right) + 4 \] \[ = 4 \log_2 (p - 1) \leq 4 \log_2 p. \] Hence \( f(p) \leq 4 \log_2 p - 1 \) for all \( p \geq 2 \). Since the number of bits in \( p \) is \( \Theta(\log p) \), the number \( f(p) \) is a number of executions of steps that is a polynomial in the length of the input bit string. We leave to the exercises the verification that the steps that \( f(p) \) counts is also executed in polynomial time, so the entire primality-verification procedure operates in polynomial time. This yields **Theorem 4.10.1.** (W. Pratt, 1975) There exists a checking algorithm and a certificate such that primality can be verified in polynomial time. ## Exercises for section 4.10 1. Show that two positive integers of \( b \) bits each can be multiplied with at most \( O(b^2) \) bit operations (multiplications and carries). 2. Prove that step A1 of algorithm \( A \) can be executed in polynomial time, where time is now measured by the number of bit operations that are implied by the integer multiplications. 3. Same as exercise 2 above, for steps 4.3 and A4. 4. Write out the complete certificate that attests to the primality of \( p \). 5. Find an upper bound for the total number of bits that are in the certificate of the integer \( p \). 6. Carry out the complete checking algorithm on the certificate that you prepared in exercise 4 above. 7. Let \( p = 15 \). Show that there is no integer \( x \) as described in the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. 8. Let \( p = 17 \). Find all integers \( x \) that satisfy the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1. Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis Report #### Localization and Attribution: - **Number of Images:** 1 image is present in the provided visual content. #### Text Analysis (Image 1): - **Detected Text:** - The title of the section is "Chapter 4: Algorithms in the Theory of Numbers." - Subsection titled (A4): "Check that x^p-1 ≡ 1 (mod p)." - Detailed text discussing the complexity of algorithm A: - Descriptions of terms like f(p), g(p), and mathematical notation. - Equations and inequalities regarding computational complexity (4.10.1, 4.10.2). - Reference to a theorem: "Theorem 4.10.1. (V. Pratt, 1975) There exist a checking algorithm and a certificate such that primality can be verified in polynomial time." - Exercises for section 4.10: 1. "Show that two positive integers of b bits each can be multiplied with at most O(b^2) bit operations (multiplications and carries)." 2. "Prove that steps A1 of algorithm A can be executed in polynomial time, where time is now measured by the number of bit operations that are implied by the integer multiplications." 3. "Same as exercise 2 above, for steps A3 and A4." 4. "Write out the complete certificate that attests to the primality of 19." 5. "Find an upper bound for the total number of bits that are in the certificate of the integer p." 6. "Carry out the complete checking algorithm on the certificate that you prepared in exercise 4 above." 7. "Let p = 15. Show that there is no integer x as described in the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1." 8. "Let p = 17. Find all integers x that satisfy the hypotheses of lemma 4.10.1." - **Content Significance:** - The text appears to be an excerpt from a mathematical textbook or a scholarly article on algorithms used in number theory. - The exercises illustrate the practical application of theoretical concepts in algorithmic complexity and primality verification. #### Scene and Activity Analysis (Image 1): - **Scene Description:** - The image presents a text-rich content that is presumably from a mathematical text or academic material. - Mathematical formulas, algorithmic steps, and theoretical explanations dominate the scene. - **Activities Taking Place:** - The activities involved seem to be theoretical expositions, problem-solving exercises, and illustrations of algorithmic verification steps. #### Diagram and Chart Analysis (Image 1): - **Diagrams/Figures:** - Some mathematical notations and equations (e.g., 4.10.1, 4.10.2), but no explicit diagrams or charts are present. #### Contextual Significance (Image 1): - **Overall Theme/Message:** - Informative and educational content focusing on the complexity of algorithms in number theory and providing exercises to reinforce learning. ### Conclusion: This image is a detailed excerpt from an academic source on number theory and algorithm complexity, specifically discussing the computational steps and theoretical foundations required to check primality of numbers using algorithm A. 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