/** @file normal.h
 *
 *  This file defines several functions that work on univariate and
 *  multivariate polynomials and rational functions.
 *  These functions include polynomial quotient and remainder, GCD and LCM
 *  computation, square-free factorization and rational function normalization. */

/*
 *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
 *
 *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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 *
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 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

#ifndef __GINAC_NORMAL_H__
#define __GINAC_NORMAL_H__

#include "lst.h"

namespace GiNaC {

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 symbol &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 symbol &x, bool check_args = true);

// Pseudo-remainder of polynomials a(x) and b(x) in Z[x]
extern ex prem(const ex &a, const ex &b, const symbol &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);

// 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());

} // namespace GiNaC

#endif // ndef __GINAC_NORMAL_H__