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Polynomials

Characteristic and minimal polynomials, coefficients of polynomials

Find orthogonal polynomials, such as the Legendre and Jacobi polynomials. Calculate the roots, coefficients, or vector form of a polynomial.

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coeffsCoefficients of polynomial
gbasisReduced Groebner basis
poly2symCreate symbolic polynomial from vector of coefficients
polynomialDegreeDegree of polynomial
polynomialReduceReduce polynomials by division
resultantResultant of two polynomials
rootRepresent roots of polynomial
sym2polyExtract vector of all numeric coefficients, including zeros, from symbolic polynomial
charpolyCharacteristic polynomial of matrix
minpolyMinimal polynomial of matrix
bernsteinBernstein polynomials
chebyshevTChebyshev polynomials of the first kind
chebyshevUChebyshev polynomials of the second kind
gegenbauerCGegenbauer polynomials
hermiteHHermite polynomials
jacobiPJacobi polynomials
laguerreLGeneralized Laguerre Function and Laguerre Polynomials
legendrePLegendre polynomials

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