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On wiedemann's method of solving sparse linear systems

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Kaltofen, E., David Saunders, B. (1991). On wiedemann's method of solving sparse linear systems. In: Mattson, H.F., Mora, T., Rao, T.R.N. (eds) Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes. AAECC 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 539. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54522-0_93

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