Factoring polynomials over finite fields: A survey

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The paper surveys several algorithms for the factorization of univariate polynomials over finite fields, emphasizing the main ideas of the methods.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe problem addressed is: Given a monic univariate polynomial \(f\in F_q [x]\), find the complete factorization \(f = f_1^{e_1} f_2^{e_2}\cdots f_k^{e_k}\) where \(f_1,\dots,f_k\) are pairwise distinct monic irreducible polynomials and \(e_1,\dots,e_k\) are positive integers.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe complexity of the algorithms discussed are given in terms of the number of operations in \({F}_q\) and the ``soft \(O\) notation is used that ignores logarithmic factors. Some discussion is given of the practicality of fast arithmetic and matrix arithmetic.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEMany general factoring algorithms comprise the following three steps:NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINESFF: square free factorization that reduces the given polynomial to one which contains all the irreducible factors to degree one. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEDDF: distinct degree factorization splits the squarefree polynomial into a product of polynomials whose irreducible factors all have the same degree.



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