/// <summary>
        /// Runs the euclidean algorithm (Greatest Common Divisor) until r's degree is less than R/2
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The euclidean algorithm.</returns>
        private ModulusPoly[] RunEuclideanAlgorithm(ModulusPoly a, ModulusPoly b, int R)
        {
            // Assume a's degree is >= b's
            if (a.Degree < b.Degree)
            {
                ModulusPoly temp = a;
                a = b;
                b = temp;
            }

            ModulusPoly rLast = a;
            ModulusPoly r     = b;
            ModulusPoly tLast = field.Zero;
            ModulusPoly t     = field.One;

            // Run Euclidean algorithm until r's degree is less than R/2
            while (r.Degree >= R / 2)
            {
                ModulusPoly rLastLast = rLast;
                ModulusPoly tLastLast = tLast;
                rLast = r;
                tLast = t;

                // Divide rLastLast by rLast, with quotient in q and remainder in r
                if (rLast.IsZero)
                {
                    // Oops, Euclidean algorithm already terminated?
                    return(null);
                }
                r = rLastLast;
                ModulusPoly q = field.Zero;
                int         denominatorLeadingTerm = rLast.GetCoefficient(rLast.Degree);
                int         dltInverse             = field.Inverse(denominatorLeadingTerm);
                while (r.Degree >= rLast.Degree && !r.IsZero)
                {
                    int degreeDiff = r.Degree - rLast.Degree;
                    int scale      = field.Multiply(r.GetCoefficient(r.Degree), dltInverse);
                    q = q.Add(field.BuildMonomial(degreeDiff, scale));
                    r = r.Subtract(rLast.MultiplyByMonomial(degreeDiff, scale));
                }

                t = q.Multiply(tLast).Subtract(tLastLast).GetNegative();
            }

            int sigmaTildeAtZero = t.GetCoefficient(0);

            if (sigmaTildeAtZero == 0)
            {
                return(null);
            }

            int         inverse = field.Inverse(sigmaTildeAtZero);
            ModulusPoly sigma   = t.Multiply(inverse);
            ModulusPoly omega   = r.Multiply(inverse);

            return(new ModulusPoly[] { sigma, omega });
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Decodes the specified received.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="received">The received.</param>
        /// <param name="numECCodewords">The num EC codewords.</param>
        /// <param name="erasures">The erasures.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public int Decode(int[] received,
                          int numECCodewords,
                          int[] erasures)
        {
            ModulusPoly poly = new ModulusPoly(field, received);

            int[] S     = new int[numECCodewords];
            bool  error = false;

            for (int i = numECCodewords; i > 0; i--)
            {
                int eval = poly.EvaluateAt(field.Exp(i));
                S[numECCodewords - i] = eval;
                if (eval != 0)
                {
                    error = true;
                }
            }

            if (!error)
            {
                return(0);
            }

            ModulusPoly knownErrors = field.One;

            foreach (int erasure in erasures)
            {
                int b = field.Exp(received.Length - 1 - erasure);
                // Add (1 - bx) term:
                ModulusPoly term = new ModulusPoly(field, new int[]
                {
                    field.Subtract(0, b),
                    1
                });
                knownErrors = knownErrors.Multiply(term);
            }

            ModulusPoly syndrome = new ModulusPoly(field, S);

            //syndrome = syndrome.multiply(knownErrors);

            ModulusPoly[] sigmaOmega = RunEuclideanAlgorithm(field.BuildMonomial(numECCodewords, 1), syndrome, numECCodewords);

            if (sigmaOmega == null)
            {
                throw ReaderException.Instance;
            }

            ModulusPoly sigma = sigmaOmega[0];
            ModulusPoly omega = sigmaOmega[1];

            if (sigma == null || omega == null)
            {
                throw ReaderException.Instance;
            }

            //sigma = sigma.multiply(knownErrors);

            int[] errorLocations = FindErrorLocations(sigma);

            if (errorLocations == null)
            {
                throw ReaderException.Instance;
            }

            int[] errorMagnitudes = FindErrorMagnitudes(omega, sigma, errorLocations);

            for (int i = 0; i < errorLocations.Length; i++)
            {
                int position = received.Length - 1 - field.Log(errorLocations[i]);
                if (position < 0)
                {
                    throw ReaderException.Instance;
                    // return -3; // don't throw
                }
                received[position] = field.Subtract(received[position], errorMagnitudes[i]);
            }
            return(errorLocations.Length);
        }