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#ifndef GINAC_NORMAL_H
#define GINAC_NORMAL_H

#include "lst.h"

namespace GiNaC {

struct gcd_options
{
    enum {
        no_heur_gcd = 2,
        no_part_factored = 4,
        use_sr_gcd = 8

    };
};

class ex;
class symbol;

// Quotient q(x) of polynomials a(x) and b(x) in Q[x], so that a(x)=b(x)*q(x)+r(x)
extern ex quo(const ex &a, const ex &b, const ex &x, bool check_args = true);

// Remainder r(x) of polynomials a(x) and b(x) in Q[x], so that a(x)=b(x)*q(x)+r(x)
extern ex rem(const ex &a, const ex &b, const ex &x, bool check_args = true);

// Decompose rational function a(x)=N(x)/D(x) into Q(x)+R(x)/D(x) with degree(R, x) < degree(D, x)
extern ex decomp_rational(const ex &a, const ex &x);

// Pseudo-remainder of polynomials a(x) and b(x) in Q[x]
extern ex prem(const ex &a, const ex &b, const ex &x, bool check_args = true);

// Pseudo-remainder of polynomials a(x) and b(x) in Q[x]
extern ex sprem(const ex &a, const ex &b, const ex &x, bool check_args = true);

// Exact polynomial division of a(X) by b(X) in Q[X] (quotient returned in q), returns false when exact division fails
extern bool divide(const ex &a, const ex &b, ex &q, bool check_args = true);

// Polynomial GCD in Z[X], cofactors are returned in ca and cb, if desired
extern ex gcd(const ex &a, const ex &b, ex *ca = NULL, ex *cb = NULL,
          bool check_args = true, unsigned options = 0);

// Polynomial LCM in Z[X]
extern ex lcm(const ex &a, const ex &b, bool check_args = true);

// Square-free factorization of a polynomial a(x)
extern ex sqrfree(const ex &a, const lst &l = lst());

// Square-free partial fraction decomposition of a rational function a(x)
extern ex sqrfree_parfrac(const ex & a, const symbol & x);

// Collect common factors in sums.
extern ex collect_common_factors(const ex & e);

// Resultant of two polynomials e1,e2 with respect to symbol s.
extern ex resultant(const ex & e1, const ex & e2, const ex & s);

} // namespace GiNaC

#endif // ndef GINAC_NORMAL_H