Divides elements of a finite field
c = gf_divide(F, a, b)
A field created by gf_create_field.
Field elements.
In GF(p) (n = 1): a matrix of integers in 0 .. p-1, of any size.
In GF(p^n), n > 1: a matrix with n columns, one element per row. Each row holds the coefficients of a polynomial in α of degree < n, constant term first.
Coefficients outside 0 .. p-1 are rejected; reduce them first with gf_mod if needed.
The result, in the same form as the operands.
gf_divide(F, a, b) computes a / b = a × b^(-1) in the field F. An error is raised if any divisor is zero.
Both operands must contain the same number of elements, or one of them must be a single element; a single element is combined with each element of the other operand. The result has the shape of the operand that holds several elements (of a when both have the same number).
F = gf_create_field(2, 4); c = gf_divide(F, [0 1 0 0], [1 1 0 0]) // alpha / alpha^4 = alpha^12 = [1 1 1 1] gf_to_exponential(F, c) // 12 // Inverses of the non-zero elements of GF(7) P = gf_create_field(7, 1); gf_divide(P, 1, 1:6) // [1 4 5 2 3 6] try gf_divide(F, [0 1 0 0], [0 0 0 0]); catch disp(lasterror()) // gf_divide: Division by zero. end |  |  |
| Version | Description |
| 2.0.0 | Refactoring of the function/toolbox. Accepts several elements at once; invalid arguments raise errors. |