RFR: 8077587: BigInteger Roots [v20]

fabioromano1 duke at openjdk.org
Mon Apr 21 14:31:36 UTC 2025


> This PR implements nth root computation for `BigInteger`s using Newton method and optimizes `BigInteger.pow(int)` method.
> [Here is a proof of convergence of the recurrence used.](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19785045/nth_root_newton_proof_integers.pdf)

fabioromano1 has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  Added reference for proof of convergence in the comment

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24690/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24690/files/21fbf278..e11b32f5

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=24690&range=19
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=24690&range=18-19

  Stats: 3 lines in 1 file changed: 3 ins; 0 del; 0 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24690.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/24690/head:pull/24690

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24690


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