PARI/GP

PARI/GP is a widely used computer algebra system designed for fast computations in number theory (factorizations, algebraic number theory, elliptic curves...), but also contains a large number of other useful functions to compute with mathematical entities such as matrices, polynomials, power series, algebraic numbers etc., and a lot of transcendental functions.

It is somewhat related to a Computer Algebra System, but is not really one since it treats symbolic expressions as mathematical entities such as matrices, polynomials, series, etc., and not as expressions per se. However it is often much faster than other CAS, and contains a large number of specific functions not found elsewhere, essentially for use in number theory.

PARI is also available as a C library to allow for faster computations.

PARI/GP 2.3.4

Price Free to download Size - License GNU GPL Developer Henri Cohen, Karim Belabas, and others, at the Université Bordeaux 1 Website pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr System Requirements readline Support Sites: pariGUIde, Math::Pari Selected Reviews:

Features include:

• Includes:
• PARI - a C library, allowing fast computations
• gp - an interactive shell giving access to PARI functions, much easier to use
• GP - scripting language
• gp2c - GP-to-C compiler
• Computes factorizations
• Performs elliptic curve computations
• Performs algebraic number theory calculations
• Allows computations with matrices, polynomials, power series, algebraic numbers and implements many special functions

Last Updated Saturday, September 20 2008 @ 07:08 AM EDT