"""
P = self.parent()
r = P.rank()
+
+ if r == 0:
+ # Special case for the trivial algebra where
+ # the trace is an empty sum.
+ return P.base_ring().zero()
+
p = P._charpoly_coeff(r-1)
# The _charpoly_coeff function already adds the factor of
# -1 to ensure that _charpoly_coeff(r-1) is really what