Bivariate polynomial;
Finite fields;
Combinatorics on polynomials;
Counting problems;
D O I:
10.1016/j.ffa.2008.05.005
中图分类号:
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号:
070104 ;
摘要:
Among the bivariate polynomials over a finite field, most are irreducible. We count some classes of special polynomials, namely the reducible ones, those with a square factor, the "relatively irreducible" ones which are irreducible but factor over an extension field, and the singular ones, which have a root at which both partial derivatives vanish. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc.