  
  [1X23 [33X[0;0YRow Vectors[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YJust  as  in  mathematics,  a  vector  in  [5XGAP[105X  is any object which supports
  appropriate  addition and scalar multiplication operations (see Chapter [14X61[114X).
  As  in  mathematics,  an  especially  important  class  of vectors are those
  represented  by  a  list  of  coefficients with respect to some basis. These
  correspond roughly to the [5XGAP[105X concept of [13Xrow vectors[113X.[133X
  
  
  [1X23.1 [33X[0;0YIsRowVector (Filter)[133X[101X
  
  [1X23.1-1 IsRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XIsRowVector[102X( [3Xobj[103X ) [32X Category
  
  [33X[0;0YA  [13Xrow  vector[113X  is  a  vector  (see [2XIsVector[102X  ([14X31.14-14[114X))  that  is  also  a
  homogeneous list of odd additive nesting depth (see [14X21.12[114X). Typical examples
  are  lists  of integers and rationals, lists of finite field elements of the
  same characteristic, and lists of polynomials from a common polynomial ring.
  Note  that  matrices are [13Xnot[113X regarded as row vectors, because they have even
  additive nesting depth.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  additive operations of the vector must thus be compatible with that for
  lists,  implying  that  the  list entries are the coefficients of the vector
  with respect to some basis.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YNote  that  not all row vectors admit a multiplication via [10X*[110X (which is to be
  understood  as  a  scalar  product);  for  example,  class functions are row
  vectors  but  the  product  of two class functions is defined in a different
  way. For the installation of a scalar product of row vectors, the entries of
  the  vector  must be ring elements; note that the default method expects the
  row  vectors  to  lie  in  [10XIsRingElementList[110X,  and  this category may not be
  implied  by  [2XIsRingElement[102X ([14X31.14-16[114X) for all entries of the row vector (see
  the comment in [2XIsVector[102X ([14X31.14-14[114X)).[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YNote  that methods for special types of row vectors really must be installed
  with  the  requirement  [2XIsRowVector[102X, since [2XIsVector[102X ([14X31.14-14[114X) may lead to a
  rank  of  the  method  below that of the default method for row vectors (see
  file [11Xlib/vecmat.gi[111X).[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XIsRowVector([1,2,3]);[127X[104X
    [4X[28Xtrue[128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0YBecause  row  vectors  are  just a special case of lists, all operations and
  functions  for lists are applicable to row vectors as well (see Chapter [14X21[114X).
  This  especially  includes  accessing  elements  of a row vector (see [14X21.3[114X),
  changing  elements  of  a  mutable  row vector (see [14X21.4[114X), and comparing row
  vectors (see [14X21.10[114X).[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YNote  that,  unless  your  algorithms specifically require you to be able to
  change  entries  of  your vectors, it is generally better and faster to work
  with immutable row vectors. See Section [14X12.6[114X for more details.[133X
  
  
  [1X23.2 [33X[0;0YOperators for Row Vectors[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  rules  for  arithmetic  operations  involving  row  vectors are in fact
  special   cases   of  those  for  the  arithmetic  of  lists,  as  given  in
  Section [14X21.11[114X and the following sections, here we reiterate that definition,
  in the language of vectors.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YNote that the additive behaviour sketched below is defined only for lists in
  the   category  [2XIsGeneralizedRowVector[102X  ([14X21.12-1[114X),  and  the  multiplicative
  behaviour     is    defined    only    for    lists    in    the    category
  [2XIsMultiplicativeGeneralizedRowVector[102X ([14X21.12-2[114X).[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec1[103X[10X + [3Xvec2[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  sum  of  the  two row vectors [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X. Probably the most
  usual  situation  is that [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X have the same length and are defined
  over  a common field; in this case the sum is a new row vector over the same
  field  where  each  entry  is  the  sum  of the corresponding entries of the
  vectors.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIn  more  general  situations,  the sum of two row vectors need not be a row
  vector,  for  example adding an integer vector [3Xvec1[103X and a vector [3Xvec2[103X over a
  finite  field  yields the list of pointwise sums, which will be a mixture of
  finite field elements and integers if [3Xvec1[103X is longer than [3Xvec2[103X.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xscalar[103X[10X + [3Xvec[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec[103X[10X + [3Xscalar[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  sum  of the scalar [3Xscalar[103X and the row vector [3Xvec[103X. Probably the
  most  usual situation is that the elements of [3Xvec[103X lie in a common field with
  [3Xscalar[103X;  in  this case the sum is a new row vector over the same field where
  each  entry  is  the  sum  of  the scalar and the corresponding entry of the
  vector.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YMore  general  situations are for example the sum of an integer scalar and a
  vector  over  a  finite  field,  or the sum of a finite field element and an
  integer vector.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X[ 1, 2, 3 ] + [ 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 ];[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 3/2, 7/3, 13/4 ][128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X [ 1/2, 3/2, 1/2 ] + 1/2;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1, 2, 1 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec1[103X[10X - [3Xvec2[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xscalar[103X[10X - [3Xvec[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec[103X[10X - [3Xscalar[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YSubtracting a vector or scalar is defined as adding its additive inverse, so
  the statements for the addition hold likewise.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X[ 1, 2, 3 ] - [ 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 ];[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1/2, 5/3, 11/4 ][128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X[ 1/2, 3/2, 1/2 ] - 1/2;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 0, 1, 0 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xscalar[103X[10X * [3Xvec[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec[103X[10X * [3Xscalar[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  product  of the scalar [3Xscalar[103X and the row vector [3Xvec[103X. Probably
  the  most  usual situation is that the elements of [3Xvec[103X lie in a common field
  with  [3Xscalar[103X;  in  this  case  the product is a new row vector over the same
  field  where  each  entry is the product of the scalar and the corresponding
  entry of the vector.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YMore general situations are for example the product of an integer scalar and
  a  vector  over a finite field, or the product of a finite field element and
  an integer vector.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X[ 1/2, 3/2, 1/2 ] * 2;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1, 3, 1 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[10X[3Xvec1[103X[10X * [3Xvec2[103X[10X[110X[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  standard scalar product of [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X, i.e., the sum of the
  products  of  the  corresponding  entries  of the vectors. Probably the most
  usual  situation  is that [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X have the same length and are defined
  over a common field; in this case the sum is an element of this field.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YMore  general  situations  are  for  example the inner product of an integer
  vector  and  a  vector  over a finite field, or the inner product of two row
  vectors of different lengths.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27X[ 1, 2, 3 ] * [ 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 ];[127X[104X
    [4X[28X23/12[128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0YFor the mutability of results of arithmetic operations, see [14X12.6[114X.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YFurther  operations  with  vectors  as  operands  are  defined by the matrix
  operations, see [14X24.3[114X.[133X
  
  [1X23.2-1 NormedRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XNormedRowVector[102X( [3Xv[103X ) [32X attribute
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  a  scalar  multiple [10X[3Xw[103X[10X = [3Xc[103X[10X * [3Xv[103X[10X[110X of the row vector [3Xv[103X with the property
  that  the  first  nonzero  entry of [3Xw[103X is an identity element in the sense of
  [2XIsOne[102X ([14X31.10-5[114X).[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XNormedRowVector( [ 5, 2, 3 ] );[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1, 2/5, 3/5 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  
  [1X23.3 [33X[0;0YRow Vectors over Finite Fields[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X  can  use  compact  formats to store row vectors over fields of order at
  most  256,  based  on  those  used by the Meat-Axe [Rin93]. This format also
  permits  extremely  efficient  vector  arithmetic. On the other hand element
  access and assignment is significantly slower than for plain lists.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  function  [2XConvertToVectorRep[102X  ([14X23.3-1[114X) is used to convert a list into a
  compressed  vector,  or  to  rewrite a compressed vector over another field.
  Note  that  this  function is [13Xmuch[113X faster when it is given a field (or field
  size)  as  an  argument,  rather  than  having to scan the vector and try to
  decide  the  field. Supplying the field can also avoid errors and/or loss of
  performance, when one vector from some collection happens to have all of its
  entries over a smaller field than the [21Xnatural[121X field of the problem.[133X
  
  
  [1X23.3-1 [33X[0;0YConvertToVectorRep[133X[101X
  
  [29X[2XConvertToVectorRep[102X( [3Xlist[103X[, [3Xfield[103X] ) [32X function
  [29X[2XConvertToVectorRep[102X( [3Xlist[103X[, [3Xfieldsize[103X] ) [32X function
  [29X[2XConvertToVectorRepNC[102X( [3Xlist[103X[, [3Xfield[103X] ) [32X function
  [29X[2XConvertToVectorRepNC[102X( [3Xlist[103X[, [3Xfieldsize[103X] ) [32X function
  
  [33X[0;0YCalled  with  one  argument  [3Xlist[103X,  [2XConvertToVectorRep[102X  converts  [3Xlist[103X to an
  internal row vector representation if possible.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YCalled  with  a  list  [3Xlist[103X  and  a  finite  field [3Xfield[103X, [2XConvertToVectorRep[102X
  converts [3Xlist[103X to an internal row vector representation appropriate for a row
  vector over [3Xfield[103X.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YInstead of a [3Xfield[103X also its size [3Xfieldsize[103X may be given.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIt  is  forbidden to call this function unless [3Xlist[103X is a plain list or a row
  vector,  [3Xfield[103X  is a field, and all elements of [3Xlist[103X lie in [3Xfield[103X. Violation
  of  this  condition  can  lead to unpredictable behaviour or a system crash.
  (Setting  the  assertion  level  to  at  least 2 might catch some violations
  before a crash, see [2XSetAssertionLevel[102X ([14X7.5-1[114X).)[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[3Xlist[103X  may  already  be  a  compressed  vector.  In this case, if no [3Xfield[103X or
  [3Xfieldsize[103X is given, then nothing happens. If one is given then the vector is
  rewritten  as  a  compressed  vector  over the given [3Xfield[103X unless it has the
  filter [10XIsLockedRepresentationVector[110X, in which case it is not changed.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  return  value  is  the  size of the field over which the vector ends up
  written, if it is written in a compressed representation.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIn  this  example,  we first create a row vector and then ask [5XGAP[105X to rewrite
  it, first over [10XGF(2)[110X and then over [10XGF(4)[110X.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xv := [Z(2)^0,Z(2),Z(2),0*Z(2)];[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0, 0*Z(2) ][128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XRepresentationsOfObject(v);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ "IsPlistRep", "IsInternalRep" ][128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XConvertToVectorRep(v);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X2[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xv;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X<a GF2 vector of length 4>[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XConvertToVectorRep(v,4);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X4[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xv;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0, 0*Z(2) ][128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XRepresentationsOfObject(v);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ "IsDataObjectRep", "Is8BitVectorRep" ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [33X[0;0YA vector in the special representation over [10XGF(2)[110X is always viewed as [10X<a GF2
  vector of length ...>[110X. Over fields of orders 3 to 256, a vector of length 10
  or  less  is  viewed  as  the  list of its coefficients, but a longer one is
  abbreviated.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YArithmetic  operations  (see [14X21.11[114X  and the following sections) preserve the
  compression  status  of  row  vectors in the sense that if all arguments are
  compressed  row  vectors written over the same field and the result is a row
  vector  then  also  the  result is a compressed row vector written over this
  field.[133X
  
  [1X23.3-2 NumberFFVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XNumberFFVector[102X( [3Xvec[103X, [3Xsz[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  an  integer  that gives the position of the finite field row vector
  [3Xvec[103X in the sorted list of all row vectors over the field with [3Xsz[103X elements in
  the  same dimension as [3Xvec[103X. [2XNumberFFVector[102X returns [9Xfail[109X if the vector cannot
  be represented over the field with [3Xsz[103X elements.[133X
  
  
  [1X23.4 [33X[0;0YCoefficient List Arithmetic[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  following  operations  all  perform arithmetic on row vectors. given as
  homogeneous  lists  of the same length, containing elements of a commutative
  ring.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThere  are  two  reasons  for  using  [2XAddRowVector[102X ([14X23.4-1[114X) in preference to
  arithmetic  operators.  Firstly,  the three argument form has no single-step
  equivalent.  Secondly  [2XAddRowVector[102X  ([14X23.4-1[114X)  changes  its  first  argument
  in-place,  rather  than  allocating a new vector to hold the result, and may
  thus produce less garbage.[133X
  
  [1X23.4-1 AddRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XAddRowVector[102X( [3Xdst[103X, [3Xsrc[103X[, [3Xmul[103X[, [3Xfrom[103X, [3Xto[103X]] ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YAdds  the  product  of  [3Xsrc[103X and [3Xmul[103X to [3Xdst[103X, changing [3Xdst[103X. If [3Xfrom[103X and [3Xto[103X are
  given then only the index range [10X[ [3Xfrom[103X[10X .. [3Xto[103X[10X ][110X is guaranteed to be affected.
  Other  indices [13Xmay[113X be affected, if it is more convenient to do so. Even when
  [3Xfrom[103X and [3Xto[103X are given, [3Xdst[103X and [3Xsrc[103X must be row vectors of the [13Xsame[113X length.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIf [3Xmul[103X is not given either then this operation simply adds [3Xsrc[103X to [3Xdst[103X.[133X
  
  [1X23.4-2 AddCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XAddCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xposs1[103X], [3Xlist2[103X[, [3Xposs2[103X[, [3Xmul[103X]] ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Y[2XAddCoeffs[102X adds the entries of [3Xlist2[103X[10X{[110X[3Xposs2[103X[10X}[110X, multiplied by the scalar [3Xmul[103X, to
  [3Xlist1[103X[10X{[110X[3Xposs1[103X[10X}[110X.  Unbound entries in [3Xlist1[103X are assumed to be zero. The position
  of the right-most non-zero element is returned.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIf  the  ranges  [3Xposs1[103X and [3Xposs2[103X are not given, they are assumed to span the
  whole vectors. If the scalar [3Xmul[103X is omitted, one is used as a default.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YNote  that  it  is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that [3Xlist2[103X has
  elements  at  position  [3Xposs2[103X and that the result (in [3Xlist1[103X) will be a dense
  list.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe function is free to remove trailing (right-most) zeros.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;m:=[5,6,7];;AddCoeffs(l,m);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X4[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 6, 8, 10, 4 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.4-3 MultRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XMultRowVector[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xposs1[103X, [3Xlist2[103X, [3Xposs2[103X], [3Xmul[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  five  argument  version  of  this operation replaces [3Xlist1[103X[10X[[110X[3Xposs1[103X[10X[[110X[22Xi[122X[10X]][110X by
  [10X[3Xmul[103X[10X*[3Xlist2[103X[10X[[3Xposs2[103X[10X[[110X[22Xi[122X[10X]][110X for [22Xi[122X between [22X1[122X and [10XLength( [3Xposs1[103X[10X )[110X.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  two-argument version simply multiplies each element of [3Xlist1[103X, in-place,
  by [3Xmul[103X.[133X
  
  [1X23.4-4 CoeffsMod[101X
  
  [29X[2XCoeffsMod[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xlen1[103X], [3Xmodulus[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  coefficient  list  obtained  by  reducing the entries in [3Xlist1[103X
  modulo  [3Xmodulus[103X.  After  reducing  it  shrinks  the  list to remove trailing
  zeroes.  If  the  optional argument [3Xlen1[103X is used, it reduces only first [3Xlen1[103X
  elements of the list.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;CoeffsMod(l,2);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1, 0, 1 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  
  [1X23.5 [33X[0;0YShifting and Trimming Coefficient Lists[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe following functions change coefficient lists by shifting or trimming.[133X
  
  [1X23.5-1 LeftShiftRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XLeftShiftRowVector[102X( [3Xlist[103X, [3Xshift[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Ychanges  [3Xlist[103X  by  assigning  [3Xlist[103X[22X[i][122X[10X:=  [110X[3Xlist[103X[22X[i+[3Xshift[103X][122X and removing the last
  [3Xshift[103X entries of the result.[133X
  
  [1X23.5-2 RightShiftRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XRightShiftRowVector[102X( [3Xlist[103X, [3Xshift[103X, [3Xfill[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Ychanges  [3Xlist[103X  by  assigning [3Xlist[103X[22X[i+[3Xshift[103X][122X[10X:= [110X[3Xlist[103X[22X[i][122X and filling each of the
  [3Xshift[103X first entries with [3Xfill[103X.[133X
  
  [1X23.5-3 ShrinkRowVector[101X
  
  [29X[2XShrinkRowVector[102X( [3Xlist[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yremoves trailing zeroes from the list [3Xlist[103X.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,0,0];;ShrinkRowVector(l);l;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.5-4 RemoveOuterCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XRemoveOuterCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist[103X, [3Xcoef[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yremoves  [3Xcoef[103X at the beginning and at the end of [3Xlist[103X and returns the number
  of elements removed at the beginning.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,1,2,1,2,1,1,2,1];; RemoveOuterCoeffs(l,1);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X2[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  
  [1X23.6 [33X[0;0YFunctions for Coding Theory[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe   following  functions  perform  operations  on  finite  fields  vectors
  considered as code words in a linear code.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-1 WeightVecFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XWeightVecFFE[102X( [3Xvec[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  weight  of  the  finite  field  vector [3Xvec[103X, i.e. the number of
  nonzero entries.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-2 DistanceVecFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XDistanceVecFFE[102X( [3Xvec1[103X, [3Xvec2[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the distance between the two vectors [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X, which must have
  the  same length and whose elements must lie in a common field. The distance
  is the number of places where [3Xvec1[103X and [3Xvec2[103X differ.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-3 DistancesDistributionVecFFEsVecFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XDistancesDistributionVecFFEsVecFFE[102X( [3Xvecs[103X, [3Xvec[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  distances distribution of the vector [3Xvec[103X to the vectors in the
  list  [3Xvecs[103X. All vectors must have the same length, and all elements must lie
  in  a  common  field.  The  distances  distribution  is  a  list [22Xd[122X of length
  [10XLength([3Xvec[103X[10X)+1[110X,  such  that  the  value [22Xd[i][122X is the number of vectors in [3Xvecs[103X
  that have distance [22Xi+1[122X to [3Xvec[103X.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-4 DistancesDistributionMatFFEVecFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XDistancesDistributionMatFFEVecFFE[102X( [3Xmat[103X, [3XF[103X, [3Xvec[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  the  distances distribution of the vector [3Xvec[103X to the vectors in the
  vector  space  generated by the rows of the matrix [3Xmat[103X over the finite field
  [3XF[103X.  The  length  of the rows of [3Xmat[103X and the length of [3Xvec[103X must be equal, and
  all entries must lie in [3XF[103X. The rows of [3Xmat[103X must be linearly independent. The
  distances  distribution  is  a list [22Xd[122X of length [10XLength([3Xvec[103X[10X)+1[110X, such that the
  value  [22Xd[i][122X  is  the  number of vectors in the vector space generated by the
  rows of [3Xmat[103X that have distance [22Xi+1[122X to [3Xvec[103X.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-5 AClosestVectorCombinationsMatFFEVecFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XAClosestVectorCombinationsMatFFEVecFFE[102X( [3Xmat[103X, [3Xf[103X, [3Xvec[103X, [3Xl[103X, [3Xstop[103X ) [32X operation
  [29X[2XAClosestVectorCombinationsMatFFEVecFFECoords[102X( [3Xmat[103X, [3Xf[103X, [3Xvec[103X, [3Xl[103X, [3Xstop[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YThese  functions run through the [3Xf[103X-linear combinations of the vectors in the
  rows of the matrix [3Xmat[103X that can be written as linear combinations of exactly
  [3Xl[103X rows (that is without using zero as a coefficient). The length of the rows
  of [3Xmat[103X and the length of [3Xvec[103X must be equal, and all elements must lie in the
  field    [3Xf[103X.    The    rows    of   [3Xmat[103X   must   be   linearly   independent.
  [2XAClosestVectorCombinationsMatFFEVecFFE[102X  returns  a vector from these that is
  closest  to  the  vector [3Xvec[103X. If it finds a vector of distance at most [3Xstop[103X,
  which  must  be a nonnegative integer, then it stops immediately and returns
  this vector.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[2XAClosestVectorCombinationsMatFFEVecFFECoords[102X   returns   a   length  2  list
  containing  the  same  closest  vector  and  also  a vector [3Xv[103X with exactly [3Xl[103X
  non-zero entries, such that [3Xv[103X times [3Xmat[103X is the closest vector.[133X
  
  [1X23.6-6 CosetLeadersMatFFE[101X
  
  [29X[2XCosetLeadersMatFFE[102X( [3Xmat[103X, [3Xf[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yreturns  a  list  of  representatives  of minimal weight for the cosets of a
  code.  [3Xmat[103X must be a [13Xcheck matrix[113X for the code, the code is defined over the
  finite  field [3Xf[103X. All rows of [3Xmat[103X must have the same length, and all elements
  must lie in the field [3Xf[103X. The rows of [3Xmat[103X must be linearly independent.[133X
  
  
  [1X23.7 [33X[0;0YVectors as coefficients of polynomials[133X[101X
  
  [33X[0;0YA  list  of  ring elements can be interpreted as a row vector or the list of
  coefficients of a polynomial. There are a couple of functions that implement
  arithmetic  operations  based  on these interpretations. [5XGAP[105X contains proper
  support  for  polynomials (see [14X66[114X), the operations described in this section
  are on a lower level.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  following  operations  all perform arithmetic on univariate polynomials
  given by their coefficient lists. These lists can have different lengths but
  must  be  dense homogeneous lists containing elements of a commutative ring.
  Not all input lists may be empty.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YIn  the  following  descriptions  we  will  always  assume that [3Xlist1[103X is the
  coefficient  list  of  the polynomial [3Xpol1[103X and so forth. If length parameter
  [3Xleni[103X is not given, it is set to the length of [3Xlisti[103X by default.[133X
  
  [1X23.7-1 ValuePol[101X
  
  [29X[2XValuePol[102X( [3Xcoeff[103X, [3Xx[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YLet  [3Xcoeff[103X  be  the  coefficients list of a univariate polynomial [22Xf[122X, and [3Xx[103X a
  ring element. Then [2XValuePol[102X returns the value [22Xf([3Xx[103X)[122X.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YThe  coefficient  of  [22X[3Xx[103X^i[122X  is  assumed  to  be stored at position [22Xi+1[122X in the
  coefficients list.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27XValuePol([1,2,3],4);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X57[128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.7-2 ProductCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XProductCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xlen1[103X], [3Xlist2[103X[, [3Xlen2[103X] ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YLet [22Xp1[122X (and [22Xp2[122X) be polynomials given by the first [3Xlen1[103X ([3Xlen2[103X) entries of the
  coefficient  list  [3Xlist2[103X ([3Xlist2[103X). If [3Xlen1[103X and [3Xlen2[103X are omitted, they default
  to  the  lengths  of [3Xlist1[103X and [3Xlist2[103X. This operation returns the coefficient
  list of the product of [22Xp1[122X and [22Xp2[122X.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;m:=[5,6,7];;ProductCoeffs(l,m);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 5, 16, 34, 52, 45, 28 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.7-3 ReduceCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XReduceCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xlen1[103X], [3Xlist2[103X[, [3Xlen2[103X] ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YLet [22Xp1[122X (and [22Xp2[122X) be polynomials given by the first [3Xlen1[103X ([3Xlen2[103X) entries of the
  coefficient  list  [3Xlist1[103X ([3Xlist2[103X). If [3Xlen1[103X and [3Xlen2[103X are omitted, they default
  to  the  lengths  of  [3Xlist1[103X  and  [3Xlist2[103X.  [2XReduceCoeffs[102X  changes [3Xlist1[103X to the
  coefficient  list  of  the  remainder when dividing [3Xp1[103X by [3Xp2[103X. This operation
  changes  [3Xlist1[103X which therefore must be a mutable list. The operation returns
  the  position of the last non-zero entry of the result but is not guaranteed
  to remove trailing zeroes.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;m:=[5,6,7];;ReduceCoeffs(l,m);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X2[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 64/49, -24/49, 0, 0 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.7-4 ReduceCoeffsMod[101X
  
  [29X[2XReduceCoeffsMod[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xlen1[103X], [3Xlist2[103X[, [3Xlen2[103X], [3Xmodulus[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YLet [22Xp1[122X (and [22Xp2[122X) be polynomials given by the first [3Xlen1[103X ([3Xlen2[103X) entries of the
  coefficient  list  [3Xlist1[103X ([3Xlist2[103X). If [3Xlen1[103X and [3Xlen2[103X are omitted, they default
  to  the  lengths  of  [3Xlist1[103X  and [3Xlist2[103X. [2XReduceCoeffsMod[102X changes [3Xlist1[103X to the
  coefficient  list  of  the  remainder when dividing [3Xp1[103X by [3Xp2[103X modulo [3Xmodulus[103X,
  which  must  be  a  positive  integer.  This  operation  changes [3Xlist1[103X which
  therefore must be a mutable list. The operations returns the position of the
  last  non-zero  entry of the result but is not guaranteed to remove trailing
  zeroes.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;m:=[5,6,7];;ReduceCoeffsMod(l,m,3);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X1[128X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl;[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 1, 0, 0, 0 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.7-5 PowerModCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XPowerModCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist1[103X[, [3Xlen1[103X], [3Xexp[103X, [3Xlist2[103X[, [3Xlen2[103X] ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0YLet  [22Xp1[122X and [22Xp2[122X be polynomials whose coefficients are given by the first [3Xlen1[103X
  resp.  [3Xlen2[103X  entries of the lists [3Xlist1[103X and [3Xlist2[103X, respectively. If [3Xlen1[103X and
  [3Xlen2[103X are omitted, they default to the lengths of [3Xlist1[103X and [3Xlist2[103X. Let [3Xexp[103X be
  a  positive  integer.  [2XPowerModCoeffs[102X  returns  the  coefficient list of the
  remainder  when  dividing the [3Xexp[103X-th power of [22Xp1[122X by [22Xp2[122X. The coefficients are
  reduced  already  while powers are computed, therefore avoiding an explosion
  in list length.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3,4];;m:=[5,6,7];;PowerModCoeffs(l,5,m);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ -839462813696/678223072849, -7807439437824/678223072849 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
  [1X23.7-6 ShiftedCoeffs[101X
  
  [29X[2XShiftedCoeffs[102X( [3Xlist[103X, [3Xshift[103X ) [32X operation
  
  [33X[0;0Yproduces  a  new  coefficient  list  [10Xnew[110X obtained by the rule [10Xnew[i+[3Xshift[103X[10X]:=
  [3Xlist[103X[10X[i][110X and filling initial holes by the appropriate zero.[133X
  
  [4X[32X  Example  [32X[104X
    [4X[25Xgap>[125X [27Xl:=[1,2,3];;ShiftedCoeffs(l,2);ShiftedCoeffs(l,-2);[127X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 0, 0, 1, 2, 3 ][128X[104X
    [4X[28X[ 3 ][128X[104X
  [4X[32X[104X
  
