Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4583205 Finite Fields and Their Applications 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

We generalize Carlitzʼ result on the number of self-reciprocal monic irreducible polynomials over finite fields by showing that similar explicit formula holds for the number of irreducible polynomials obtained by a fixed quadratic transformation. Our main tools are a combinatorial argument and Hurwitz genus formula.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory