The LMS JCM, (6) 162-197. Published 13 Oct 2003. First received 14 Apr 2003.


Fast constructive recognition of black-box unitary groups

Peter A. Brooksbank



Abstract: In this paper, the author presents a new algorithm to recognise, constructively, when a given black-box group is a homomorphic image of the unitary group SU(d,q) for known d and q. The algorithm runs in polynomial time, assuming the existence of oracles for handling SL(2,q) subgroups, and for computing discrete logarithms in cyclic groups of order q ± 1.

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