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Decompose

Usage

Decompose[poly, x] decomposes a polynomial, if possible, into a composition of simpler polynomials.


Notes

Decompose gives a list of the polynomials  which can be composed as  to give the original polynomial.
• The set of polynomials  is not necessarily unique.
• Decomposition is an operation which is independent of polynomial factorization.
• See Section 3.3.4.
• See also: FactorList, Solve.
• New in Version 1.


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