On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 20:53, Ralf Hemmecke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This raises the question, why is FiniteField(p,n) not convertible to > > Integer? I mean is it just an omission? > > I would like to say, I leave this to you as an exercise. ;-) > Of course, conversion can "somehow" be done. > For PrimeField the conversion is quite natural, but how would you > convert between the integers 0,1,2,3 and the elements of FiniteField(2,2)? > > > (339) -> FF ==> FiniteField(2,2) > (340) -> a1 := 1$FF > (340) 1 > > (341) -> a2 := a1+a1 > (341) 0 > > (342) -> a3 := a1+a1+a1 > (342) 1 > > Hmmmm... isn't that strange? ;-) > > Ralf > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FriCAS - computer algebra system" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fricas-devel/f9610a89-5f35-1cc6-fc74-fb25f3a2aaf7%40hemmecke.org.
Hah, turns out that finite fields are something quite different from what I assumed them to be. Thank you. Neven -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FriCAS - computer algebra system" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fricas-devel/CAL%2BbK4OT82C9T%2B_GH1aNdxmD1CBeQneQr5f7gGwccUpQo6-0zw%40mail.gmail.com.
