pith. sign in

arxiv: 1502.02800 · v4 · pith:JLHJFO3Onew · submitted 2015-02-10 · 💻 cs.SC · cs.CC· cs.DM· cs.DS

Fast integer multiplication using generalized Fermat primes

classification 💻 cs.SC cs.CCcs.DMcs.DS
keywords algorithmtimescomplexityconjecturallyfermatgeneralizedmultiplyingprimes
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

For almost 35 years, Sch{\"o}nhage-Strassen's algorithm has been the fastest algorithm known for multiplying integers, with a time complexity O(n $\times$ log n $\times$ log log n) for multiplying n-bit inputs. In 2007, F{\"u}rer proved that there exists K > 1 and an algorithm performing this operation in O(n $\times$ log n $\times$ K log n). Recent work by Harvey, van der Hoeven, and Lecerf showed that this complexity estimate can be improved in order to get K = 8, and conjecturally K = 4. Using an alternative algorithm, which relies on arithmetic modulo generalized Fermat primes, we obtain conjecturally the same result K = 4 via a careful complexity analysis in the deterministic multitape Turing model.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.