hekate_math/
algebra.rs

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17
18//! Binary-field algebraic extras.
19
20use crate::{Bit, TowerField};
21
22/// Binary-field operations beyond core `TowerField`:
23/// Frobenius, absolute trace, and the Artin-Schreier
24/// solver underpinning the Cantor/FFT substrate.
25pub trait BinaryFieldExtras: TowerField {
26    fn square(&self) -> Self {
27        *self * *self
28    }
29
30    /// `x^(2^k)`. `k` is taken mod the field degree
31    /// (`x^(2^BITS) = x`), so any `k` is valid.
32    fn frobenius(&self, k: u32) -> Self {
33        let reps = (k % Self::BITS as u32) as usize;
34
35        let mut acc = *self;
36        for _ in 0..reps {
37            acc = acc.square();
38        }
39
40        acc
41    }
42
43    /// Absolute trace `Tr_{F/GF(2)}(x) = Σ x^(2^i)`,
44    /// always 0 or 1.
45    fn trace(&self) -> Bit {
46        let mut acc = Self::ZERO;
47        let mut p = *self;
48
49        for _ in 0..Self::BITS {
50            acc += p;
51            p = p.square();
52        }
53
54        Bit((acc == Self::ONE) as u8)
55    }
56
57    /// A root of `x^2 + x = c`, or `None` iff
58    /// `Tr(c) != 0` (then it has no solution).
59    /// When solvable, the roots are the result and
60    /// `result + ONE`. The value path is constant-time;
61    /// only the `Some`/`None` choice reveals `Tr(c)`.
62    fn solve_quadratic(c: Self) -> Option<Self>;
63}
hekate_math/algebra.rs

hekate_math/
algebra.rs
