#8344: Factor constant polynomials over QQbar
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Reporter: boothby | Owner: AlexGhitza
Type: defect | Status: needs_review
Priority: critical | Milestone: sage-4.3.4
Component: basic arithmetic | Keywords:
Author: | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Changes (by dimpase):
* status: needs_work => needs_review
Comment:
Replying to [comment:3 cremona]:
> I don't think this is right.
> {{{
> if self.degree() == 0:
> return Factorization([(self,1)])
> }}}
> If R (the coefficient ring) is a field then we should return the
factorization with no pairs (irreducible,exponent) but with unit=self.
But if (for example) R is ZZ then we do need to factor constants, so
returning self(0).factor() is about right.
I don't understand your remark.
My patch appears to be in accordance with the current design.
sage: f = ZZ['x'](4*x)
sage: f.squarefree_decomposition()
(4) * x
sage: f.factor()
2^2 * x
And it works:
sage: f = ZZ['x'](4)
sage: f.factor()
2^2
sage: f.squarefree_decomposition()
4
sage: f = QQbar['x'](4)
sage: f.factor()
4
sage: f.squarefree_decomposition()
4
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