how to check for irreducibility

102 Views Asked by At

This might be a simple question, but I'm stuck. What is meant by $f(x,y)=ax^2+bxy+cy^2$ is a polynomial over $F_{p^l}(t)$., which is a function finite field, how to check for irreducibility?

Does there exist a Eisenstein criteria for irreducibility over function fields?

What is the role of variable $t$.