SUMS OF (pr + 1)-TH POWERS IN THE POLYNOMIAL RING Fpm[T]

Title & Authors
SUMS OF (pr + 1)-TH POWERS IN THE POLYNOMIAL RING Fpm[T]
Car, Mireille;

Abstract
Let $\small{p}$ be an odd prime number and let F be a finite field with $\small{p^m}$ elements. We study representations and strict representations of polynomials $\small{M{\in}F}$[T] by sums of ($\small{p^r}$ + 1)-th powers. A representation M
Keywords
finite fields;polynomials;Waring`s problem;
Language
English
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