Problems with factoring exponents in a prime field

asked 2022-11-11 01:09:16 +0100

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Anonymous

updated 2022-11-11 01:19:49 +0100

if a, b, m, n ϵ Fp, with p is prime, and if b = a^m and c = b^n, the following should be true:

c == b^n == (a^m)^n == (a^n)^m == a^mn  == a^nm  
b * c == a^(m + mn) == a^(m * (1+n))

The following code has problems with c == a^mn , c = a^nm , b*c == a^(m + mn),andb*c == a^(m * (1 + n)).

 p = 13

Fp = GF(p)

a = Fp(7)
m = Fp(3)
n = Fp(6)


b = a^m
c = b^n

print("\nGiven b = a^m and c == b^n, in prime field")
print("  Test 1: c == b^n  == (a^m)^n == (a^n)^m == a^(m*n) == a^(n*m) ")
print("    where,a: %d, m: %d, n: %d, b: %d, c: %d , a_mn: %d " %(a, m, n, b, c, a^(m* n)))
c == b^n
c == (a^m)^n
c == (a^n)^m
c == a^(m*n)
c == a^(n*m)
a^(m*n) == a^(n*m)

print("  Test 2: b*c == a^m*b^n  == a^(m + mn)   == a^m(1 + n)")
print("    where, b*c: %d, a^m*b^n: %d, a^(m * ( 1 +n )): %d, a^(m * (1+n)): %d" %( b*c, a^m*b^n, a^(m * ( 1 +n )), a^(m * (1+n
))))
b*c == a^m*b^n
b*c == a^(m + ( m * n ))
b*c == a^(m * (1+n))
a^(m * (1+n)) == a^(m + m*n)

Given b = a^m and c == b^n, in prime field
  Test 1: c == b^n  == (a^m)^n == (a^n)^m == a^(m*n) == a^(n*m)
    where,a: 7, m: 3, n: 6, b: 5, c: 12 , a_mn: 11
True
True
True
False
False
True
  Test 2: b*c == a^m*b^n  == a^(m + mn)   == a^m(1 + n)
    where, b*c: 8, a^m*b^n: 8, a^(m * ( 1 +n )): 3, a^(m * (1+n)): 3
True
False
False
True

Have i missed something? Is there a work-around?

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Comments

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m and n should be integers or elements of Zmod(p-1), but not of GF(p). I'm surprised Sage allowed you raise one element of GF(p) to the power of another.

Max Alekseyev gravatar imageMax Alekseyev ( 2022-11-11 05:43:30 +0100 )edit