Is the following output for b.gens() correct? sage: NumberField([x,x^2-3],'a') Number Field in a0 with defining polynomial x over its base field sage: b=NumberField([x,x^2-3],'a') sage: b.gens() (0, 0)
To contrast: sage: c=NumberField([x^2-3, x^2-2],'a') sage: c.gens() (a0, a1) Also, this blows up: sage: c=NumberField([x^2-3, x],'a') --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <class 'sage.libs.pari.gen.PariError'> Traceback (most recent call last) /home/grout/sage/<ipython console> in <module>() /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in NumberField(polynomial, name, check, names, cache) 243 244 if isinstance(polynomial, (list, tuple)): --> 245 return NumberFieldTower(polynomial, name) 246 247 name = sage.structure.parent_gens.normalize_names(1, name) /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in NumberFieldTower(v, names, check) 411 # return z 412 #else: --> 413 return w.extension(f, name, check=check) 414 415 /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in extension(self, poly, name, names, check) 1813 if name is None: 1814 raise TypeError, "the variable name must be specified." -> 1815 return NumberField_relative(self, poly, str(name), check=check) 1816 1817 def factor_integer(self, n): /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in __init__(self, base, polynomial, name, latex_name, names, check) 3110 3111 if check: -> 3112 if not polynomial_y.is_irreducible(): 3113 raise ValueError, "defining polynomial (%s) must be irreducible"%polynomial 3114 /home/grout/sage/polynomial_element.pyx in sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_element.Polynomial.is_irreducible() /home/grout/sage/polynomial_element.pyx in sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_element.Polynomial.factor() /home/grout/sage/gen.pyx in sage.libs.pari.gen._pari_trap() <class 'sage.libs.pari.gen.PariError'>: (8) sage: c=NumberField([x^2-3, x-1],'a') --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <class 'sage.libs.pari.gen.PariError'> Traceback (most recent call last) /home/grout/sage/<ipython console> in <module>() /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in NumberField(polynomial, name, check, names, cache) 243 244 if isinstance(polynomial, (list, tuple)): --> 245 return NumberFieldTower(polynomial, name) 246 247 name = sage.structure.parent_gens.normalize_names(1, name) /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in NumberFieldTower(v, names, check) 411 # return z 412 #else: --> 413 return w.extension(f, name, check=check) 414 415 /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in extension(self, poly, name, names, check) 1813 if name is None: 1814 raise TypeError, "the variable name must be specified." -> 1815 return NumberField_relative(self, poly, str(name), check=check) 1816 1817 def factor_integer(self, n): /home/grout/sage/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sage/rings/number_field/number_field.py in __init__(self, base, polynomial, name, latex_name, names, check) 3110 3111 if check: -> 3112 if not polynomial_y.is_irreducible(): 3113 raise ValueError, "defining polynomial (%s) must be irreducible"%polynomial 3114 /home/grout/sage/polynomial_element.pyx in sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_element.Polynomial.is_irreducible() /home/grout/sage/polynomial_element.pyx in sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_element.Polynomial.factor() /home/grout/sage/gen.pyx in sage.libs.pari.gen._pari_trap() <class 'sage.libs.pari.gen.PariError'>: (8) -Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---