Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4593611 | Journal of Number Theory | 2015 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
The Weil sum WK,d(a)=âxâKÏ(xd+ax) where K is a finite field, Ï is an additive character of K, d is coprime to |KÃ|, and aâKÃ arises often in number-theoretic calculations, and in applications to finite geometry, cryptography, digital sequence design, and coding theory. Researchers are especially interested in the case where WK,d(a) assumes three distinct values as a runs through KÃ. A Galois-theoretic approach, combined with p-divisibility results on Gauss sums, is used here to prove a variety of new results that constrain which fields K and exponents d support three-valued Weil sums, and restrict the values that such Weil sums may assume.
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Authors
Yves Aubry, Daniel J. Katz, Philippe Langevin,