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Function

RootOfUnity ( elt-ord^rat n, fld^fin K ) -> elt-fld^fin

Optional Arguments

Optimizeelt-alg^boo
Defaultelt-alg^boo
Sparseelt-alg^boo

Description

A primitive n-th root of unity in the smallest possible extension field of K.

Examples

x_K := FiniteField(5); x_R2 := RootOfUnity(2, x_K); Parent(x_R2); x_R3 := RootOfUnity(3, x_K); Parent(x_R3);
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