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+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+version="version matrix.lib 4.3.2.3 Aug_2023 "; // $Id: 6c9bee0563f9eb9a7673b96bd1cad3c62f28ba29 $
+category="Linear Algebra";
+info="
+LIBRARY:  matrix.lib    Elementary Matrix Operations
+
+PROCEDURES:
+ compress(A);           matrix, zero columns from A deleted
+ concat(A1,A2,..);      matrix, concatenation of matrices A1,A2,...
+ diag(p,n);             matrix, nxn diagonal matrix with entries poly p
+ dsum(A1,A2,..);        matrix, direct sum of matrices A1,A2,...
+ flatten(A);            ideal, generated by entries of matrix A
+ genericmat(n,m[,id]);  generic nxm matrix [entries from id]
+ is_complex(c);         1 if list c is a complex, 0 if not
+ outer(A,B);            matrix, outer product of matrices A and B
+ power(A,n);            matrix/intmat, n-th power of matrix/intmat A
+ skewmat(n[,id]);       generic skew-symmetric nxn matrix [entries from id]
+ submat(A,r,c);         submatrix of A with rows/cols specified by intvec r/c
+ symmat(n[,id]);        generic symmetric nxn matrix [entries from id]
+ unitmat(n);            unit square matrix of size n
+ gauss_col(A);          transform a matrix into col-reduced Gauss normal form
+ gauss_row(A);          transform a matrix into row-reduced Gauss normal form
+ addcol(A,c1,p,c2);     add p*(c1-th col) to c2-th column of matrix A, p poly
+ addrow(A,r1,p,r2);     add p*(r1-th row) to r2-th row of matrix A, p poly
+ multcol(A,c,p);        multiply c-th column of A with poly p
+ multrow(A,r,p);        multiply r-th row of A with poly p
+ permcol(A,i,j);        permute i-th and j-th columns
+ permrow(A,i,j);        permute i-th and j-th rows
+ rowred(A[,any]);       reduction of matrix A with elementary row-operations
+ colred(A[,any]);       reduction of matrix A with elementary col-operations
+ linear_relations(E);   find linear relations between homogeneous vectors
+ rm_unitrow(A);         remove unit rows and associated columns of A
+ rm_unitcol(A);         remove unit columns and associated rows of A
+ headStand(A);          A[n-i+1,m-j+1]:=A[i,j]
+ symmetricBasis(n,k[,s]); basis of k-th symmetric power of n-dim v.space
+ exteriorBasis(n,k[,s]); basis of k-th exterior power of n-dim v.space
+ symmetricPower(A,k);   k-th symmetric power of a module/matrix A
+ exteriorPower(A,k);    k-th exterior power of a module/matrix A
+          (parameters in square brackets [] are optional)
+";
+
+LIB "inout.lib";
+LIB "ring.lib";
+LIB "random.lib";
+LIB "general.lib"; // for sort
+LIB "nctools.lib"; // for superCommutative
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc compress (def A)
+"USAGE:   compress(A); A matrix/ideal/module/intmat/intvec
+RETURN:  same type, zero columns/generators from A deleted
+         (if A=intvec, zero elements are deleted)
+EXAMPLE: example compress; shows an example
+"
+{
+   if( typeof(A)=="matrix" ) { return(matrix(simplify(A,2))); }
+   if( typeof(A)=="intmat" or typeof(A)=="intvec" )
+   {
+      ring r=0,x,lp;
+      if( typeof(A)=="intvec" ) { intmat C=transpose(A); kill A; intmat A=C; }
+      module m = matrix(A);
+      if ( size(m) == 0)
+      { intmat B; }
+      else
+      { intmat B[nrows(A)][size(m)]; }
+      int i,j;
+      for( i=1; i<=ncols(A); i++ )
+      {
+         if( m[i]!=[0] )
+         {
+            j++;
+            B[1..nrows(A),j]=A[1..nrows(A),i];
+         }
+      }
+      if( defined(C) ) { return(intvec(B)); }
+      return(B);
+    }
+   return(simplify(A,2));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=0,(x,y,z),ds;
+   matrix A[3][4]=1,0,3,0,x,0,z,0,x2,0,z2,0;
+   print(A);
+   print(compress(A));
+   module m=module(A); show(m);
+   show(compress(m));
+   intmat B[3][4]=1,0,3,0,4,0,5,0,6,0,7,0;
+   compress(B);
+   intvec C=0,0,1,2,0,3;
+   compress(C);
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+proc concat (list #)
+"USAGE:   concat(A1,A2,..); A1,A2,... matrices
+RETURN:  matrix, concatenation of A1,A2,.... Number of rows of result matrix
+         is max(nrows(A1),nrows(A2),...)
+EXAMPLE: example concat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int i;
+   for( i=size(#);i>0; i-- ) { #[i]=module(#[i]); }
+   module B=#[1..size(#)];
+   return(matrix(B));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=0,(x,y,z),ds;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,x,y,z,x2,y2,z2;
+   matrix B[2][2]=1,0,2,0; matrix C[1][4]=4,5,x,y;
+   print(A);
+   print(B);
+   print(C);
+   print(concat(A,B,C));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc diag (list #)
+"USAGE:   diag(p,n); p poly, n integer
+         diag(A);   A matrix
+RETURN:  diag(p,n): diagonal matrix, p times unit matrix of size n.
+@*       diag(A)  : n*m x n*m diagonal matrix with entries all the entries of
+                    the nxm matrix A, taken from the 1st row, 2nd row etc of A
+EXAMPLE: example diag; shows an example
+"
+{
+   if( size(#)==2 ) { return(matrix(#[1]*freemodule(#[2]))); }
+   if( size(#)==1 )
+   {
+      int i; ideal id=#[1];
+      int n=ncols(id); matrix A[n][n];
+      for( i=1; i<=n; i++ ) { A[i,i]=id[i]; }
+   }
+   return(A);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r = 0,(x,y,z),ds;
+   print(diag(xy,4));
+   matrix A[3][2] = 1,2,3,4,5,6;
+   print(A);
+   print(diag(A));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc dsum (list #)
+"USAGE:   dsum(A1,A2,..); A1,A2,... matrices
+RETURN:  matrix, direct sum of A1,A2,...
+EXAMPLE: example dsum; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int i,N,a;
+   list L;
+   for( i=1; i<=size(#); i++ ) { N=N+nrows(#[i]); }
+   for( i=1; i<=size(#); i++ )
+   {
+      matrix B[N][ncols(#[i])];
+      B[a+1..a+nrows(#[i]),1..ncols(#[i])]=#[i];
+      a=a+nrows(#[i]);
+      L[i]=B; kill B;
+   }
+   return(concat(L));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r = 0,(x,y,z),ds;
+   matrix A[3][3] = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   matrix B[2][2] = 1,x,y,z;
+   print(A);
+   print(B);
+   print(dsum(A,B));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc flatten (def A)
+"USAGE:   flatten(A); A matrix/smatrix
+RETURN:  ideal, generated by all entries from A resp. all columns of A appended
+EXAMPLE: example flatten; shows an example
+"
+{
+   if (typeof(A)=="smatrix") {return(system("flatten",A)); }
+   return(ideal(A));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r = 0,(x,y,z),ds;
+   matrix A[2][3] = 1,2,x,y,z,7;
+   print(A);
+   flatten(A);
+   flatten(smatrix(A));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc genericmat (int n,int m,list #)
+"USAGE:   genericmat(n,m[,id]);  n,m=integers, id=ideal
+RETURN:  nxm matrix, with entries from id.
+NOTE:    if id has less than nxm elements, the matrix is filled with 0's,
+         (default: id=maxideal(1)).
+         genericmat(n,m); creates the generic nxm matrix
+EXAMPLE: example genericmat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   if( size(#)==0 ) { ideal id=maxideal(1); }
+   if( size(#)==1 ) { ideal id=#[1]; }
+   if( size(#)>=2 ) { "// give 3 arguments, 3-rd argument must be an ideal"; }
+   matrix B[n][m]=id;
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring R = 0,x(1..16),lp;
+   print(genericmat(3,3));      // the generic 3x3 matrix
+   ring R1 = 0,(a,b,c,d),dp;
+   matrix A = genericmat(3,4,maxideal(1)^3);
+   print(A);
+   int n,m = 3,2;
+   ideal i = ideal(randommat(1,n*m,maxideal(1),9));
+   print(genericmat(n,m,i));    // matrix of generic linear forms
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc is_complex (list c)
+"USAGE:   is_complex(c); c = list of size-compatible modules or matrices
+RETURN:  1 if c[i]*c[i+1]=0 for all i, 0 if not, hence checking whether the
+         list of matrices forms a complex.
+NOTE:    Ideals are treated internally as 1-line matrices.
+         If printlevel > 0, the position where c is not a complex is shown.
+EXAMPLE: example is_complex; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int i;
+   module @test;
+   for( i=1; i<=size(c)-1; i++ )
+   {
+      c[i]=matrix(c[i]); c[i+1]=matrix(c[i+1]);
+      @test=c[i]*c[i+1];
+      if (size(@test)!=0)
+      {
+        dbprint(printlevel-voice+2,"// not a complex at position " +string(i));
+         return(0);
+      }
+   }
+   return(1);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:";   echo = 2;
+   ring r  = 32003,(x,y,z),ds;
+   ideal i = x4+y5+z6,xyz,yx2+xz2+zy7;
+   list L  = nres(i,0);
+   is_complex(L);
+   L[4]    = matrix(i);
+   is_complex(L);
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc outer (matrix A, matrix B)
+"USAGE:   outer(A,B); A,B matrices
+RETURN:  matrix, outer (tensor) product of A and B
+EXAMPLE: example outer; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int i,j; list L;
+   int triv = nrows(B)*ncols(B);
+   if ((triv==0)||(nrows(A)==0))
+   {
+     matrix C[0][0];
+     return(C);
+   }
+   if( triv==1 )
+   {
+     return(B[1,1]*A);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+     int N = nrows(A)*nrows(B);
+     matrix C[N][ncols(B)];
+     for( i=ncols(A);i>0; i-- )
+     {
+       for( j=1; j<=nrows(A); j++ )
+       {
+          C[(j-1)*nrows(B)+1..j*nrows(B),1..ncols(B)]=A[j,i]*B;
+       }
+       L[i]=C;
+     }
+     return(concat(L));
+   }
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),ds;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   matrix B[2][2]=x,y,0,z;
+   print(A);
+   print(B);
+   print(outer(A,B));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc power (def A, int n)
+"USAGE:   power(A,n);  A a square-matrix of type intmat or matrix, n=integer>=0
+RETURN:  intmat resp. matrix, the n-th power of A
+NOTE:    for A=intmat and big n the result may be wrong because of int overflow
+EXAMPLE: example power; shows an example
+"
+{
+//---------------------------- type checking ----------------------------------
+   if( typeof(A)!="matrix" and typeof(A)!="intmat" )
+   {
+      ERROR("no matrix or intmat!");
+   }
+   if( ncols(A) != nrows(A) )
+   {
+      ERROR("not a square matrix!");
+   }
+//---------------------------- trivial cases ----------------------------------
+   int ii;
+   if( n <= 0 )
+   {
+      if( typeof(A)=="matrix" )
+      {
+         return (unitmat(nrows(A)));
+      }
+      if( typeof(A)=="intmat" )
+      {
+         intmat B[nrows(A)][nrows(A)];
+         for( ii=1; ii<=nrows(A); ii++ )
+         {
+            B[ii,ii] = 1;
+         }
+         return (B);
+      }
+   }
+   if( n == 1 ) { return (A); }
+//---------------------------- sub procedure ----------------------------------
+   proc matpow (def A, int n)
+   {
+      def B = A*A;
+      int ii= 2;
+      int jj= 4;
+      while( jj <= n )
+      {
+         B=B*B;
+         ii=jj;
+         jj=2*jj;
+      }
+      return(B,n-ii);
+   }
+//----------------------------- main program ----------------------------------
+   list L = matpow(A,n);
+   def B  = L[1];
+   ii     = L[2];
+   while( ii>=2 )
+   {
+      L = matpow(A,ii);
+      B = B*L[1];
+      ii= L[2];
+   }
+   if( ii == 0) { return(B); }
+   if( ii == 1) { return(A*B); }
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   intmat A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   print(power(A,3));"";
+   ring r=0,(x,y,z),dp;
+   matrix B[3][3]=0,x,y,z,0,0,y,z,0;
+   print(power(B,3));"";
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc skewmat (int n, list #)
+"USAGE:   skewmat(n[,id]);  n integer, id ideal
+RETURN:  skew-symmetric nxn matrix, with entries from id
+         (default: id=maxideal(1))
+         skewmat(n); creates the generic skew-symmetric matrix
+NOTE:    if id has less than n*(n-1)/2 elements, the matrix is
+         filled with 0's,
+EXAMPLE: example skewmat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   matrix B[n][n];
+   if( size(#)==0 ) { ideal id=maxideal(1); }
+   else { ideal id=#[1]; }
+   id = id,B[1..n,1..n];
+   int i,j;
+   for( i=0; i<=n-2; i++ )
+   {
+      B[i+1,i+2..n]=id[j+1..j+n-i-1];
+      j=j+n-i-1;
+   }
+   matrix A=transpose(B);
+   B=B-A;
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring R=0,x(1..5),lp;
+   print(skewmat(4));    // the generic skew-symmetric matrix
+   ring R1 = 0,(a,b,c),dp;
+   matrix A=skewmat(4,maxideal(1)^2);
+   print(A);
+   int n=3;
+   ideal i = ideal(randommat(1,n*(n-1) div 2,maxideal(1),9));
+   print(skewmat(n,i));  // skew matrix of generic linear forms
+   kill R1;
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc submat (matrix A, intvec r, intvec c)
+"USAGE:   submat(A,r,c);  A=matrix, r,c=intvec
+RETURN:  matrix, submatrix of A with rows specified by intvec r
+         and columns specified by intvec c.
+EXAMPLE: example submat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   matrix B[size(r)][size(c)]=A[r,c];
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring R=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[4][4]=x,y,z,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,x2,y2,z2;
+   print(A);
+   intvec v=1,3,4;
+   matrix B=submat(A,v,1..3);
+   print(B);
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc symmat (int n, list #)
+"USAGE:   symmat(n[,id]);  n integer, id ideal
+RETURN:  symmetric nxn matrix, with entries from id (default: id=maxideal(1))
+NOTE:    if id has less than n*(n+1)/2 elements, the matrix is filled with 0's,
+         symmat(n); creates the generic symmetric matrix
+EXAMPLE: example symmat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   matrix B[n][n];
+   if( size(#)==0 ) { ideal id=maxideal(1); }
+   else { ideal id=#[1]; }
+   id = id,B[1..n,1..n];
+   int i,j;
+   for( i=0; i<=n-1; i++ )
+   {
+      B[i+1,i+1..n]=id[j+1..j+n-i];
+      j=j+n-i;
+   }
+   matrix A=transpose(B);
+   for( i=1; i<=n; i++ ) {  A[i,i]=0; }
+   B=A+B;
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring R=0,x(1..10),lp;
+   print(symmat(4));    // the generic symmetric matrix
+   ring R1 = 0,(a,b,c),dp;
+   matrix A=symmat(4,maxideal(1)^3);
+   print(A);
+   int n=3;
+   ideal i = ideal(randommat(1,n*(n+1) div 2,maxideal(1),9));
+   print(symmat(n,i));  // symmetric matrix of generic linear forms
+   kill R1;
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc unitmat (int n)
+"USAGE:   unitmat(n);  n integer >= 0
+RETURN:  nxn unit matrix
+NOTE:    needs a basering, diagonal entries are numbers (=1) in the basering
+EXAMPLE: example unitmat; shows an example
+"
+{
+   return(matrix(freemodule(n)));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   print(xyz*unitmat(4));
+   print(unitmat(5));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc gauss_col (matrix A, list #)
+"USAGE:   gauss_col(A[,e]); A a matrix, e any type
+RETURN:  - a matrix B, if called with one argument; B is the complete column-
+           reduced upper-triangular normal form of A if A is constant,
+           (resp. as far as this is possible if A is a polynomial matrix;
+           no division by polynomials).
+@*       - a list L of two matrices, if called with two arguments;
+           L satisfies L[1] = A * L[2] with L[1] the column-reduced form of A
+           and L[2] the transformation matrix.
+NOTE:    * The procedure just applies interred to A with ordering (C,dp).
+           The transformation matrix is obtained by applying 'lift'.
+           This should be faster than the procedure colred.
+@*       * It should only be used with exact coefficient field (there is no
+           pivoting and rounding error treatment).
+@*       * Parameters are allowed. Hence, if the entries of A are parameters,
+           B is the column-reduced form of A over the rational function field.
+SEE ALSO:  colred
+EXAMPLE: example gauss_col; shows an example
+"
+{
+   def R=basering; int u;
+   int n = nrows(A);
+   int m = ncols(A);
+   module M = A;
+   intvec v = option(get);
+//------------------------ change ordering if necessary ----------------------
+   if( ordstr(R) != ("C,dp("+string(nvars(R))+")") )
+   {
+     def @R=changeord(list(list("C",0:1),list("dp",1:nvars(R))),R);
+     setring @R; u=1;
+     matrix A = imap(R,A);
+     module M = A;
+   }
+//------------------------------ start computation ---------------------------
+   option(redSB);
+   M = simplify(interred(M),1);
+   if(size(#) != 0)
+   {
+      module N = lift(A,M);
+   }
+//--------------- reset ring and options and return --------------------------
+   if ( u==1 )
+   {
+      setring R;
+      M=imap(@R,M);
+      if (size(#) != 0)
+      {
+         module N = imap(@R,N);
+      }
+      kill @R;
+   }
+   option(set,v);
+   // M = sort(M,size(M)..1)[1];
+   A = matrix(M,n,m);
+   if (size(#) != 0)
+   {
+     list L= A,matrix(N,m,m);
+     return(L);
+   }
+   return(matrix(M,n,m));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=(0,a,b),(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[8][6]=
+   0,    2*C, 0,    0,  0,   0,
+   0,    -4*C,a*A,  0,  0,   0,
+   b*B,  -A,  0,    0,  0,   0,
+   -A,   B,   0,    0,  0,   0,
+   -4*C, 0,   B,    2,  0,   0,
+   2*A,  B,   0,    0,  0,   0,
+   0,    3*B, 0,    0,  2b,  0,
+   0,    AB,  0,    2*A,A,   2a;"";
+   list L=gauss_col(m,1);
+   print(L[1]);
+   print(L[2]);
+
+   ring S=0,x,(c,dp);
+   matrix A[5][4] =
+    3, 1, 1, 1,
+   13, 8, 6,-7,
+   14,10, 6,-7,
+    7, 4, 3,-3,
+    2, 1, 0, 3;
+   print(gauss_col(A));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc gauss_row (matrix A, list #)
+"USAGE:  gauss_row(A [,e]); A matrix, e any type
+RETURN: - a matrix B, if called with one argument; B is the complete row-
+          reduced lower-triangular normal form of A if A is constant,
+          (resp. as far as this is possible if A is a polynomial matrix;
+          no division by polynomials).
+@*      - a list L of two matrices, if called with two arguments;
+          L satisfies transpose(L[2])*A=transpose(L[1])
+          with L[1] the row-reduced form of A
+          and L[2] the transformation matrix.
+NOTE:   * This procedure just applies gauss_col to the transposed matrix.
+          The transformation matrix is obtained by applying lift.
+          This should be faster than the procedure rowred.
+@*      * It should only be used with exact coefficient field (there is no
+          pivoting and rounding error treatment).
+@*      * Parameters are allowed. Hence, if the entries of A are parameters,
+          B is the row-reduced form of A over the rational function field.
+SEE ALSO: rowred
+EXAMPLE: example gauss_row; shows an example
+"
+{
+   if(size(#) > 0)
+   {
+     list L = gauss_col(transpose(A),1);
+     return(L);
+   }
+   A = gauss_col(transpose(A));
+   return(transpose(A));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=(0,a,b),(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[6][8]=
+   0, 0,  b*B, -A,-4C,2A,0, 0,
+   2C,-4C,-A,B, 0,  B, 3B,AB,
+   0,a*A,  0, 0, B,  0, 0, 0,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 2,  0, 0, 2A,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 0,  0, 2b, A,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 0,  0, 0, 2a;"";
+   print(gauss_row(m));"";
+   ring S=0,x,dp;
+   matrix A[4][5] =  3, 1,1,-1,2,
+                    13, 8,6,-7,1,
+                    14,10,6,-7,1,
+                     7, 4,3,-3,3;
+   list L=gauss_row(A,1);
+   print(L[1]);
+   print(L[2]);
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc addcol (matrix A, int c1, poly p, int c2)
+"USAGE:   addcol(A,c1,p,c2);  A matrix, p poly, c1, c2 positive integers
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by adding p times column c1 to column c2
+EXAMPLE: example addcol; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int k=nrows(A);
+   A[1..k,c2]=A[1..k,c2]+p*A[1..k,c1];
+   return(A);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(addcol(A,1,xy,2));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc addrow (matrix A, int r1, poly p, int r2)
+"USAGE:   addrow(A,r1,p,r2);  A matrix, p poly, r1, r2 positive integers
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by adding p times row r1 to row r2
+EXAMPLE: example addrow; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int k=ncols(A);
+   A[r2,1..k]=A[r2,1..k]+p*A[r1,1..k];
+   return(A);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(addrow(A,1,xy,3));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc multcol (matrix A, int c, poly p)
+"USAGE:   multcol(A,c,p);  A matrix, p poly, c positive integer
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by multiplying column c by p
+EXAMPLE: example multcol; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int k=nrows(A);
+   A[1..k,c]=p*A[1..k,c];
+   return(A);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(multcol(A,2,xy));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc multrow (matrix A, int r, poly p)
+"USAGE:   multrow(A,r,p);  A matrix, p poly, r positive integer
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by multiplying row r by p
+EXAMPLE: example multrow; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int k=ncols(A);
+   A[r,1..k]=p*A[r,1..k];
+   return(A);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(multrow(A,2,xy));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc permcol (matrix A, int c1, int c2)
+"USAGE:   permcol(A,c1,c2);  A matrix, c1,c2 positive integers
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by permuting columns c1 and c2
+EXAMPLE: example permcol; shows an example
+"
+{
+   matrix B=A;
+   int k=nrows(B);
+   B[1..k,c1]=A[1..k,c2];
+   B[1..k,c2]=A[1..k,c1];
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,x,3,4,y,6,7,z,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(permcol(A,2,3));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc permrow (matrix A, int r1, int r2)
+"USAGE:   permrow(A,r1,r2);  A matrix, r1,r2 positive integers
+RETURN:  matrix,  A being modified by permuting rows r1 and r2
+EXAMPLE: example permrow; shows an example
+"
+{
+   matrix B=A;
+   int k=ncols(B);
+   B[r1,1..k]=A[r2,1..k];
+   B[r2,1..k]=A[r1,1..k];
+   return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=32003,(x,y,z),lp;
+   matrix A[3][3]=1,2,3,x,y,z,7,8,9;
+   print(A);
+   print(permrow(A,2,1));
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc rowred (matrix A,list #)
+"USAGE:   rowred(A[,e]);  A matrix, e any type
+RETURN:  - a matrix B, being the row reduced form of A, if rowred is called
+           with one argument.
+           (as far as this is possible over the polynomial ring; no division
+           by polynomials)
+@*       - a list L of two matrices, such that L[1] = L[2] * A with L[1]
+           the row-reduced form of A and L[2] the transformation matrix
+           (if rowred is called with two arguments).
+ASSUME:  The entries of A are in the base field. It is not verified whether
+         this assumption holds.
+NOTE:    * This procedure is designed for teaching purposes mainly.
+@*       * The straight forward Gaussian algorithm is implemented in the
+           library (no standard basis computation).
+           The transformation matrix is obtained by concatenating a unit
+           matrix to A. proc gauss_row should be faster.
+@*       * It should only be used with exact coefficient field (there is no
+           pivoting) over the polynomial ring (ordering lp or dp).
+@*       * Parameters are allowed. Hence, if the entries of A are parameters
+           the computation takes place over the field of rational functions.
+SEE ALSO:  gauss_row
+EXAMPLE: example rowred; shows an example
+"
+{
+   int m,n=nrows(A),ncols(A);
+   int i,j,k,l,rk;
+   poly p;
+   matrix d[m][n];
+   for (i=1;i<=m;i++)
+   {  for (j=1;j<=n;j++)
+      {  p = A[i,j];
+         if (ord(p)==0)
+         {  if (deg(p)==0) { d[i,j]=p; }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   matrix b = A;
+   if (size(#) != 0) { b = concat(b,unitmat(m)); }
+      for (l=1;l<=n;l=l+1)
+   {
+      k  = findfirst(ideal(d[l]),rk+1);
+      if (k)
+      {  rk = rk+1;
+         b  = permrow(b,rk,k);
+         p  = b[rk,l];         p = 1/p;
+         b  = multrow(b,rk,p);
+         for (i=1;i<=m;i++)
+         {
+            if (rk-i) { b = addrow(b,rk,-b[i,l],i);}
+         }
+         d = 0;
+         for (i=rk+1;i<=m;i++)
+         {  for (j=l+1;j<=n;j++)
+            {  p = b[i,j];
+               if (ord(p)==0)
+               {  if (deg(p)==0) { d[i,j]=p; }
+               }
+            }
+         }
+
+      }
+   }
+   d = submat(b,1..m,1..n);
+   if (size(#))
+   {
+      list L=d,submat(b,1..m,n+1..n+m);
+      return(L);
+   }
+   return(d);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=(0,a,b),(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[6][8]=
+   0, 0,  b*B, -A,-4C,2A,0, 0,
+   2C,-4C,-A,B, 0,  B, 3B,AB,
+   0,a*A,  0, 0, B,  0, 0, 0,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 2,  0, 0, 2A,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 0,  0, 2b, A,
+   0, 0,  0, 0, 0,  0, 0, 2a;"";
+   print(rowred(m));"";
+   list L=rowred(m,1);
+   print(L[1]);
+   print(L[2]);
+}
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc colred (matrix A,list #)
+"USAGE:   colred(A[,e]);  A matrix, e any type
+RETURN:  - a matrix B, being the column reduced form of A, if colred is
+           called with one argument.
+           (as far as this is possible over the polynomial ring;
+           no division by polynomials)
+@*       - a list L of two matrices, such that L[1] = A * L[2] with L[1]
+           the column-reduced form of A and L[2] the transformation matrix
+           (if colred is called with two arguments).
+ASSUME:  The entries of A are in the base field. It is not verified whether
+         this assumption holds.
+NOTE:    * This procedure is designed for teaching purposes mainly.
+@*       * It applies rowred to the transposed matrix.
+           proc gauss_col should be faster.
+@*       * It should only be used with exact coefficient field (there is no
+           pivoting) over the polynomial ring (ordering lp or dp).
+@*       * Parameters are allowed. Hence, if the entries of A are parameters
+           the computation takes place over the field of rational functions.
+SEE ALSO:  gauss_col
+EXAMPLE: example colred; shows an example
+"
+{
+   A = transpose(A);
+   if (size(#))
+   { list L = rowred(A,1); return(transpose(L[1]),transpose(L[2]));}
+   else
+   { return(transpose(rowred(A)));}
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=(0,a,b),(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[8][6]=
+   0,    2*C, 0,    0,  0,   0,
+   0,    -4*C,a*A,  0,  0,   0,
+   b*B,  -A,  0,    0,  0,   0,
+   -A,   B,   0,    0,  0,   0,
+   -4*C, 0,   B,    2,  0,   0,
+   2*A,  B,   0,    0,  0,   0,
+   0,    3*B, 0,    0,  2b,  0,
+   0,    AB,  0,    2*A,A,   2a;"";
+   print(colred(m));"";
+   list L=colred(m,1);
+   print(L[1]);
+   print(L[2]);
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc linear_relations(module M)
+"USAGE:   linear_relations(M);
+         M: a module
+ASSUME:  All non-zero entries of M are homogeneous polynomials of the same
+         positive degree. The base field must be an exact field (not real
+         or complex).
+         It is not checked whether these assumptions hold.
+RETURN:  a maximal module R such that M*R is formed by zero vectors.
+EXAMPLE: example linear_relations; shows an example.
+"
+{ int n = ncols(M);
+  def BaseR = basering;
+  def br = changeord(list(list("dp",1:nvars(basering))));
+  setring br;
+  module M = imap(BaseR,M);
+  ideal vars = maxideal(1);
+  ring tmpR = 0, ('y(1..n)), dp;
+  def newR = br + tmpR;
+  setring newR;
+  module M = imap(br,M);
+  ideal vars = imap(br,vars);
+  attrib(vars,"isSB",1);
+  for (int i = 1; i<=n; i++) {
+    M[i] = M[i] + 'y(i)*gen(1);
+  }
+  M = interred(M);
+  module redM = NF(M,vars);
+  module REL;
+  int sizeREL;
+  int j;
+  for (i=1; i<=n; i++) {
+    if (M[i][1]==redM[i][1]) { //-- relation found!
+      sizeREL++;
+      REL[sizeREL]=0;
+      for (j=1; j<=n; j++) {
+        REL[sizeREL] = REL[sizeREL] + (M[i][1]/'y(j))*gen(j);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  setring BaseR;
+  return(minbase(imap(newR,REL)));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+  ring r = (3,w), (a,b,c,d),dp;
+  minpoly = w2-w-1;
+  module M = [a2,b2],[wab,w2c2+2b2],[(w-2)*a2+wab,wb2+w2c2];
+  module REL = linear_relations(M);
+  pmat(REL);
+  pmat(matrix(M)*matrix(REL));
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static proc findfirst (ideal i,int t)
+{
+   int n,k;
+   for (n=t;n<=ncols(i);n=n+1)
+   {
+      if (i[n]!=0) { k=n;break;}
+   }
+   return(k);
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc rm_unitcol(matrix A)
+"USAGE:   rm_unitcol(A); A matrix (being row-reduced)
+RETURN:  matrix, obtained from A by deleting unit columns (having just one 1
+         and else 0 as entries) and associated rows
+EXAMPLE: example rm_unitcol; shows an example
+"
+{
+ int l,j;
+ intvec v;
+ for (j=1;j<=ncols(A);j++)
+ {
+    if (gen(l+1)==module(A)[j]) {l=l+1;}
+    else { v=v,j;}
+ }
+ if (size(v)>1)
+    {  v = v[2..size(v)];
+       return(submat(A,l+1..nrows(A),v));
+    }
+ else
+    { return(0);}
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=0,(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[6][8]=
+   0,  0,    A,   0, 1,0,  0,0,
+   0,  0,  -C2,   0, 0,0,  1,0,
+   0,  0,    0,1/2B, 0,0,  0,1,
+   0,  0,    B,  -A, 0,2A, 0,0,
+   2C,-4C,  -A,   B, 0,B,  0,0,
+   0,  A,    0,   0, 0,0,  0,0;
+   print(rm_unitcol(m));
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc rm_unitrow (matrix A)
+"USAGE:   rm_unitrow(A); A matrix (being col-reduced)
+RETURN:  matrix, obtained from A by deleting unit rows (having just one 1
+         and else 0 as entries) and associated columns
+EXAMPLE: example rm_unitrow; shows an example
+"
+{
+ int l,j;
+ intvec v;
+ module M = transpose(A);
+ for (j=1; j <= nrows(A); j++)
+ {
+    if (gen(l+1) == M[j]) { l=l+1; }
+    else { v=v,j; }
+ }
+ if (size(v) > 1)
+    {  v = v[2..size(v)];
+       return(submat(A,v,l+1..ncols(A)));
+    }
+ else
+    { return(0);}
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=0,(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix m[8][6]=
+   0,0,  0,   0, 2C, 0,
+   0,0,  0,   0, -4C,A,
+   A,-C2,0,   B, -A, 0,
+   0,0,  1/2B,-A,B,  0,
+   1,0,  0,   0, 0,  0,
+   0,0,  0,   2A,B,  0,
+   0,1,  0,   0, 0,  0,
+   0,0,  1,   0, 0,  0;
+   print(rm_unitrow(m));
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+proc headStand(matrix M)
+"USAGE:   headStand(M);  M matrix
+RETURN:  matrix B such that B[i][j]=M[n-i+1,m-j+1], n=nrows(M), m=ncols(M)
+EXAMPLE: example headStand; shows an example
+"
+{
+  int i,j;
+  int n=nrows(M);
+  int m=ncols(M);
+  matrix B[n][m];
+  for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
+  {
+     for(j=1;j<=m;j++)
+     {
+        B[n-i+1,m-j+1]=M[i,j];
+     }
+  }
+  return(B);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+   ring r=0,(A,B,C),dp;
+   matrix M[2][3]=
+   0,A,  B,
+   A2, B2, C;
+   print(M);
+   print(headStand(M));
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// Symmetric/Exterior powers thanks to Oleksandr Iena for his persistence ;-)
+
+proc symmetricBasis(int n, int k, list #)
+"USAGE:    symmetricBasis(n, k[,s]); n int, k int, s string
+RETURN:   ring, poynomial ring containing the ideal \"symBasis\",
+          being a basis of the k-th symmetric power of an n-dim vector space.
+NOTE:     The output polynomial ring has characteristics 0 and n variables
+          named \"S(i)\", where the base variable name S is either given by the
+          optional string argument(which must not contain brackets) or equal to
+          "e" by default.
+SEE ALSO: exteriorBasis
+KEYWORDS: symmetric basis
+EXAMPLE:  example symmetricBasis; shows an example"
+{
+//------------------------ handle optional base variable name---------------
+  string S = "e";
+  if( size(#) > 0 )
+  {
+    if( typeof(#[1]) != "string" )
+    {
+      ERROR("Wrong optional argument: must be a string");
+    }
+    S = #[1];
+    if( (find(S, "(") + find(S, ")")) > 0 )
+    {
+      ERROR("Wrong optional argument: must be a string without brackets");
+    }
+  }
+
+//------------------------- create ring container for symmetric power basis-
+  list l2;
+  for (int ii = 1; ii <= n; ii++)
+  {
+    l2[ii] = S+"("+string(ii)+")";
+  }
+  ring @@@SYM_POWER_RING_NAME = create_ring(0, l2, "dp");
+//------------------------- choose symmetric basis -------------------------
+  ideal symBasis = maxideal(k);
+
+//------------------------- export and return      -------------------------
+  export symBasis;
+  return(basering);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+
+// basis of the 3-rd symmetricPower of a 4-dim vector space:
+def R = symmetricBasis(4, 3, "@e"); setring R;
+R;  // container ring:
+symBasis; // symmetric basis:
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc exteriorBasis(int n, int k, list #)
+"USAGE:    exteriorBasis(n, k[,s]); n int, k int, s string
+RETURN:   qring, an exterior algebra containing the ideal \"extBasis\",
+          being a basis of the k-th exterior power of an n-dim vector space.
+NOTE:     The output polynomial ring has characteristics 0 and n variables
+          named \"S(i)\", where the base variable name S is either given by the
+          optional string argument(which must not contain brackets) or equal to
+          "e" by default.
+SEE ALSO: symmetricBasis
+KEYWORDS: exterior basis
+EXAMPLE:  example exteriorBasis; shows an example"
+{
+//------------------------ handle optional base variable name---------------
+  string S = "e";
+  if( size(#) > 0 )
+  {
+    if( typeof(#[1]) != "string" )
+    {
+      ERROR("Wrong optional argument: must be a string");
+    }
+    S = #[1];
+    if( (find(S, "(") + find(S, ")")) > 0 )
+    {
+      ERROR("Wrong optional argument: must be a string without brackets");
+    }
+  }
+
+//------------------------- create ring container for symmetric power basis-
+  list l2;
+  for (int ii = 1; ii <= n; ii++)
+  {
+    l2[ii] = S+"("+string(ii)+")";
+  }
+  ring @@@EXT_POWER_RING_NAME = create_ring(0, l2, "dp");
+
+//------------------------- choose exterior basis -------------------------
+  def T = superCommutative(); setring T;
+  ideal extBasis = simplify( NF(maxideal(k), std(0)), 1 + 2 + 8 );
+
+//------------------------- export and return      -------------------------
+  export extBasis;
+  return(basering);
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+// basis of the 3-rd symmetricPower of a 4-dim vector space:
+def r = exteriorBasis(4, 3, "@e"); setring r;
+r; // container ring:
+extBasis; // exterior basis:
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static proc chooseSafeVarName(string prefix, string suffix)
+"USAGE: give appropreate prefix for variable names
+RETURN: safe variable name (repeated prefix + suffix)
+"
+{
+  string V = varstr(basering);
+  string S = suffix;
+  while( find(V, S) > 0 )
+  {
+    S = prefix + S;
+  }
+  return(S);
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static proc mapPower(int p, module A, int k, def Tn, def Tm)
+"USAGE: by both symmetric- and exterior-Power"
+NOTE: everything over the basering!
+      module A (matrix of the map), int k (power)
+      rings Tn is source- and Tm is image-ring with bases
+          resp. Ink and Imk.
+      M = max dim of Image, N - dim. of source
+SEE ALSO: symmetricPower, exteriorPower"
+{
+  def save = basering;
+
+  int n = nvars(save);
+  int M = nrows(A);
+  int N = ncols(A);
+
+  int i, j;
+
+//------------------------- compute matrix of single images ------------------
+  def Rm = save + Tm;  setring Rm;
+  dbprint(p-2, "Temporary Working Ring", Rm);
+
+  module A = imap(save, A);
+
+  ideal B; poly t;
+
+  for( i = N; i > 0; i-- )
+  {
+    t = 0;
+    for( j = M; j > 0; j-- )
+    {
+      t = t + A[i][j] * var(n + j);
+    }
+
+    B[i] = t;
+  }
+
+  dbprint(p-1, "Matrix of single images", B);
+
+//------------------------- compute image ---------------------
+  // apply S^k(A): Tn -> Rm  to Source basis vectors Ink:
+  map TMap = Tn, B;
+
+  ideal C = NF(TMap(Ink), std(0));
+  dbprint(p-1, "Image Matrix: ", C);
+
+
+//------------------------- write it in Image basis ---------------------
+  ideal Imk = imap(Tm, Imk);
+
+  module D; poly lm; vector tt;
+
+  for( i = ncols(C); i > 0; i-- )
+  {
+    t = C[i];
+    tt = 0;
+
+    while( t != 0 )
+    {
+      lm = leadmonom(t);
+      //    lm;
+      for( j = ncols(Imk); j > 0; j-- )
+      {
+        if( lm / Imk[j] != 0 )
+        {
+          tt = tt + (lead(t) / Imk[j]) * gen(j);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      t = t - lead(t);
+    }
+
+    D[i] = tt;
+  }
+
+//------------------------- map it back and return  ---------------------
+  setring save;
+  return( imap(Rm, D) );
+}
+
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc symmetricPower(module A, int k)
+"USAGE:    symmetricPower(A, k); A module, k int
+RETURN:   module: the k-th symmetric power of A
+NOTE:     the chosen bases and most of intermediate data will be shown if
+          printlevel is big enough
+SEE ALSO: exteriorPower
+KEYWORDS: symmetric power
+EXAMPLE:  example symmetricPower; shows an example"
+{
+  int p = printlevel - voice + 2;
+
+  def save = basering;
+
+  int M = nrows(A);
+  int N = ncols(A);
+
+  string S = chooseSafeVarName("@", "@_e");
+
+//------------------------- choose source basis -------------------------
+  def Tn = symmetricBasis(N, k, S); setring Tn;
+  ideal Ink = symBasis;
+  export Ink;
+  dbprint(p-3, "Temporary Source Ring", basering);
+  dbprint(p, "S^k(Source Basis)", Ink);
+
+//------------------------- choose image basis -------------------------
+  def Tm = symmetricBasis(M, k, S); setring Tm;
+  ideal Imk = symBasis;
+  export Imk;
+  dbprint(p-3, "Temporary Image Ring", basering);
+  dbprint(p, "S^k(Image Basis)", Imk);
+
+//------------------------- compute and return S^k(A) in chosen bases --
+  setring save;
+
+  return(mapPower(p, A, k, Tn, Tm));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+
+ring r = (0),(a, b, c, d), dp; r;
+module B = a*gen(1) + c* gen(2), b * gen(1) + d * gen(2); print(B);
+
+// symmetric power over a commutative K-algebra:
+print(symmetricPower(B, 2));
+print(symmetricPower(B, 3));
+
+// symmetric power over an exterior algebra:
+def g = superCommutative(); setring g; g;
+
+module B = a*gen(1) + c* gen(2), b * gen(1) + d * gen(2); print(B);
+
+print(symmetricPower(B, 2)); // much smaller!
+print(symmetricPower(B, 3)); // zero! (over an exterior algebra!)
+
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+proc exteriorPower(module A, int k)
+"USAGE:    exteriorPower(A, k); A module, k int
+RETURN:   module: the k-th exterior power of A
+NOTE:     the chosen bases and most of intermediate data will be shown if
+          printlevel is big enough. Last rows will be invisible if zero.
+SEE ALSO: symmetricPower
+KEYWORDS: exterior power
+EXAMPLE:  example exteriorPower; shows an example"
+{
+  int p = printlevel - voice + 2;
+  def save = basering;
+
+  int M = nrows(A);
+  int N = ncols(A);
+
+  string S = chooseSafeVarName("@", "@_e");
+
+//------------------------- choose source basis -------------------------
+  def Tn = exteriorBasis(N, k, S); setring Tn;
+  ideal Ink = extBasis;
+  export Ink;
+  dbprint(p-3, "Temporary Source Ring", basering);
+  dbprint(p, "E^k(Source Basis)", Ink);
+
+//------------------------- choose image basis -------------------------
+  def Tm = exteriorBasis(M, k, S); setring Tm;
+  ideal Imk = extBasis;
+  export Imk;
+  dbprint(p-3, "Temporary Image Ring", basering);
+  dbprint(p, "E^k(Image Basis)", Imk);
+
+//------------------------- compute and return E^k(A) in chosen bases --
+  setring save;
+  return(mapPower(p, A, k, Tn, Tm));
+}
+example
+{ "EXAMPLE:"; echo = 2;
+  ring r = (0),(a, b, c, d, e, f), dp;
+  r; "base ring:";
+
+  module B = a*gen(1) + c*gen(2) + e*gen(3),
+             b*gen(1) + d*gen(2) + f*gen(3),
+                        e*gen(1) + f*gen(3);
+
+  print(B);
+  print(exteriorPower(B, 2));
+  print(exteriorPower(B, 3));
+
+  def g = superCommutative(); setring g; g;
+
+  module A = a*gen(1), b * gen(1), c*gen(2), d * gen(2);
+  print(A);
+
+  print(exteriorPower(A, 2));
+
+  module B = a*gen(1) + c*gen(2) + e*gen(3),
+             b*gen(1) + d*gen(2) + f*gen(3),
+                        e*gen(1) + f*gen(3);
+  print(B);
+
+  print(exteriorPower(B, 2));
+  print(exteriorPower(B, 3));
+
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////