it looks OK just to coerse to integer and then do the python's abs: ZZ(d).abs()
By the way, the determinant of a character table is either in Z or in sqrt(-1)Z DIma On Feb 3, 12:34 pm, Nick Alexander <ncalexan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > sage: d = M.determinant() > > sage: d.norm().abs() # take norm to get an integer > > 712483534798848 > > I thought of this as well, but it could be wrong since there might be > an element of the appropriate norm in the cyclotomic field that is > erroneously returned! I suggest QQ(d).abs() :) > > Nick -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
