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Letf(x) be a polynomial of degreed with rational coefficients and lett be a positive integer ⩽ deg(f). We consider the problem of finding at-sparse shift forf(x). The problem is to find an a, if one exists (in some algebraic extension of the rationals), such that in the representation off(x) in the basis 1,x − α, (x − α)2,..., i.e.,\(f(x) = \sum\nolimits_{i = 0^{F_i } }^d {(x - \alpha )^i } \) at most t of the coefficients fi are non-zero. We derive explicit conditions for the uniqueness and rationality of at-sparse shift forf(x) and provide an efficient algorithm for computing a sparse shift when one exists. We also point out an application of our result to the problem of constructing sparse decompositions of univariate polynomials.
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Work by Y. N. Lakshman was supported by NSF grant CCR-9203062
Work by B. D. Saunders was supported by NSF grant CCR-9123666
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Lakshman, Y.N., Saunders, B.D. Sparse shifts for univariate polynomials. AAECC 7, 351–364 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01293594
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