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exteriorPower


\begin{usage}
exteriorPower($[a_0,\dots,a_{m-1}]$, $\sigma$)
\end{usage}


Signature


\begin{params}
$a_i$\ & R & The coefficients of a monic difference operator\\
$\sigma$\ & R $\to$\ R & The shift morphism on R\\\end{params}

\begin{retval}
Returns $[v_1,\dots,v_N]$\ such that the ${n}^{{\rm th}}$\ exter...
...^d - \sum_{i=0}^{d-1} a_i E^i$\ is $\sum_{j=0}^{N-1} v_{j+1} E^j$.
\end{retval}


Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13