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Winter math

This crate contains modules with mathematical operations needed in STARK proof generation and verification.

Finite field

Finite field module implements arithmetic operations in STARK-friendly finite fields. The operation include:

  • Basic arithmetic operations: addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, inversion.
  • Drawing random and pseudo-random elements from the field.
  • Computing roots of unity of a given order.

Currently, there are two implementations of finite fields:

  • A 128-bit field with modulus 2128 - 45 * 240 + 1. This field was not chosen with any significant thought given to performance, and the implementation of most operations is sub-optimal as well. Proofs generated in this field can support security level of ~100 bits. If higher level of security is desired, proofs must be generated in a quadratic extension of the field.
  • A 62-bit field with modulus 262 - 111 * 239 + 1. This field supports very fast modular arithmetic including branchless multiplication and addition. To achieve adequate security (i.e. ~100 bits), proofs must be generated in a quadratic extension of this field. For higher levels of security, a cubic extension field should be used.
  • A 64-bit field with modulus 264 - 232 + 1. This field is about 15% slower than the 62-bit field described above, but it has a number of other attractive properties. To achieve adequate security (i.e. ~100 bits), proofs must be generated in a quadratic extension of this field. For higher levels of security, a cubic extension field should be used.

Extension fields

Currently, the library provides a generic way to create quadratic and cubic extensions of supported STARK fields. This can be done by implementing 'ExtensibleField' trait for degrees 2 and 3.

Quadratic extension fields are defined using the following irreducible polynomials:

  • For f62 field, the polynomial is x2 - x - 1.
  • For f64 field, the polynomial is x2 - x + 2.
  • For f128 field, the polynomial is x2 - x - 1.

Cubic extension fields are defined using the following irreducible polynomials:

  • For f62 field, the polynomial is x3 + 2x + 2.
  • For f64 field, the polynomial is x3 - x - 1.
  • For f128 field, cubic extensions are not supported.

Polynomials

Polynomials module implements basic polynomial operations such as:

  • Evaluation of a polynomial at a single point.
  • Interpolation of a polynomial from a set of points (using Lagrange interpolation).
  • Addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division of polynomials.
  • Synthetic polynomial division (using Ruffini's method).

Fast Fourier transform

FFT module contains operations for computing Fast Fourier transform in a prime field (also called Number-theoretic transform). This can be used to interpolate and evaluate polynomials in O(n log n) time as long as the domain of the polynomial is a multiplicative subgroup with size which is a power of 2.

Crate features

This crate can be compiled with the following features:

  • std - enabled by default and relies on the Rust standard library.
  • concurrent - implies std and also enables multi-threaded execution for some of the crate functions.
  • no_std - does not rely on Rust's standard library and enables compilation to WebAssembly.

To compile with no_std, disable default features via --no-default-features flag.

Concurrent execution

When compiled with concurrent feature enabled, the following operations will be executed in multiple threads:

  • fft module:
    • evaluate_poly()
    • evaluate_poly_with_offset()
    • interpolate_poly()
    • interpolate_poly_with_offset()
    • get_twiddles()
    • get_inv_twiddles()
  • utils module:
    • get_power_series()
    • get_power_series_with_offset()
    • add_in_place()
    • mul_acc()
    • batch_inversion()

The number of threads can be configured via RAYON_NUM_THREADS environment variable, and usually defaults to the number of logical cores on the machine.

License

This project is MIT licensed.