3 * Exponentiation for abstract groups
5 * (c) 2004 Straylight/Edgeware
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28 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
31 #include "group-exp.h"
33 /*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
35 /* --- @group_stdexp@ --- *
37 * Arguments: @group *g@ = abstract group
38 * @ge *d@ = destination pointer
39 * @ge *x@ = base element
44 * Use: Computes %$d = x^n$% efficiently.
47 void group_stdexp(group *gg, ge *d, ge *x, mp *n)
61 if (MP_LEN(n) < EXP_THRESH)
69 /* --- @group_stdmexp@ --- *
71 * Arguments: @group *g@ = abstract group
72 * @ge *d@ = destination pointer
73 * @const group_expfactor *f@ = vector of factors
74 * @size_t n@ = number of factors
78 * Use: Computes %$d = g_0^{x_0} g_1^{x_1} \ldots$% efficiently.
84 void group_stdmexp(group *gg, ge *d, const group_expfactor *f, size_t n)
86 group_expfactor *ff = xmalloc(n * sizeof(group_expfactor));
89 for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
90 ff[i].base = G_CREATE(gg);
92 if (MP_NEGP(f[i].exp))
93 G_INV(gg, ff[i].base, f[i].base);
95 G_COPY(gg, ff[i].base, f[i].base);
96 if (f[i].exp->f & MP_BURN)
97 G_BURN(gg, ff[i].base);
100 G_COPY(gg, d, gg->i);
102 for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
103 G_DESTROY(gg, ff[i].base);
107 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/