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RootOfUnityQ
RootOfUnityQ
[
a
]
yields
True
if
a
is a root of unity, and yields
False
otherwise.
MORE INFORMATION
An algebraic number
a
is a root of unity if
for some integer
n
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
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Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Scope
(5)
Radical expressions:
Root
objects:
AlgebraicNumber
objects:
Transcendental objects:
RootOfUnityQ
threads automatically over lists:
Properties & Relations
(4)
Roots of unity are solutions of
for some integer
:
All roots of unity are algebraic integers that lie on the unit circle:
Not all algebraic numbers on the unit circle are roots of unity:
The minimal polynomial of a root of unity is a cyclotomic polynomial or one of its factors:
Roots of cyclotomic polynomials are roots of unity:
Use
NumberFieldRootsOfUnity
to find all roots of unity in a number field:
Possible Issues
(1)
Approximate numbers will always return
False
:
Use
RootApproximant
to get an exact number:
SEE ALSO
NumberFieldRootsOfUnity
RootReduce
Cyclotomic
MinimalPolynomial
TUTORIALS
Algebraic Number Fields
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