slop-sumcheck 6.1.0

Sumcheck protocol implementation for multilinear polynomials
Documentation
use slop_algebra::{Field, UnivariatePolynomial};

/// The basic functionality required of a struct for which a sumcheck proof can be generated.
pub trait SumcheckPolyBase {
    fn num_variables(&self) -> u32;
}

pub trait ComponentPoly<K: Field> {
    fn get_component_poly_evals(&self) -> Vec<K>;
}

/// The fix_first_variable function applied to a sumcheck's first round's polynomial.
pub trait SumcheckPolyFirstRound<K: Field>: SumcheckPolyBase {
    type NextRoundPoly: SumcheckPoly<K>;
    fn fix_t_variables(self, alpha: K, t: usize) -> Self::NextRoundPoly;

    fn sum_as_poly_in_last_t_variables(
        &self,
        claim: Option<K>,
        t: usize,
    ) -> UnivariatePolynomial<K>;
}

/// The fix_first_variable function applied to a sumcheck's post first rounds' polynomial.
pub trait SumcheckPoly<K: Field>: SumcheckPolyBase + ComponentPoly<K> + Sized {
    fn fix_last_variable(self, alpha: K) -> Self;

    fn sum_as_poly_in_last_variable(&self, claim: Option<K>) -> UnivariatePolynomial<K>;
}