Local polynomial factorisation: improving the Montes algorithm

📅 2026-07-02
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This work addresses the problem of improving the efficiency of polynomial factorization over complete discrete valuation rings. By extending Hensel’s lemma within the framework of generalized Newton polygons, the authors propose a novel divide-and-conquer strategy based on approximate root representations to refine the Montes algorithm. Under the assumption that the residual characteristic is zero or sufficiently large, they establish that approximate roots effectively characterize OM-types, thereby achieving nearly optimal factorization complexity. The new method reduces the OM-factorization complexity of a polynomial \( F \) by a factor of \( \delta \), where \( \delta \) denotes the valuation of its discriminant, significantly accelerating both irreducibility testing and factorization compared to the original algorithm.
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We improve significantly the Nart-Montes algorithm for factoring polynomials over a complete discrete valuation ring $\mathbb{A}$. Our first contribution is to extend the Hensel lemma in the context of generalised Newton polygons, from which we derive a new divide and conquer strategy. Also, if $\mathbb{A}$ has residual characteristic zero or high enough, we prove that approximate roots are convenient representatives of types, leading finally to an almost optimal complexity both for irreducibility and factorisation issues, plus the cost of factorisations above the residue field. For instance, to compute an OM-factorisation of $F\in\mathbb{A}[x]$, we improve the complexity by a factor $δ$, the discriminant valuation of $F$.
Problem

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polynomial factorisation
discrete valuation ring
computational complexity
irreducibility
OM-factorisation
Innovation

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Local polynomial factorisation
Montes algorithm
Generalised Newton polygons
Approximate roots
OM-factorisation