cFactor takes as argument an expression.
cFactor factorizes this expression on the field
[i] (or over the complexified field of
the coefficients of the argument) even if you are in real mode.
Examples
Factorize x4 - 1 over
[i].
Input :
cFactor(x^4-1)
Output :
-((x+-i)*((-i)*x+1)*((-i)*x+i)*(x+1))
Factorize x4 + 1 over
[i].
Input :
cFactor(x^4+1)
Output :
(x^2+i)*(x^2+-i)
For a complete factorization of x4 + 1,
check the sqrt box in the Cas configuration or input :