On the Existence for Some Special Primitive Elements in Finite Fields

Let F_q be a finite field of characteristic p. In this paper, by using the index sum method the authors obtain a sufficient condition for the existence of a primitive elementα∈ F_(q~n) such that α + α~(-1)is also primitive or α + α~(-1)is primitive and α is a normal element of F_(q~n) over F_q.     

Primitive normal polynomials with a prescribed coefficient

In this paper, we established the existence of a primitive normal polynomial over any finite field with any specified coefficient arbitrarily prescribed. Let n15 be a positive integer and q a prime power. We prove that for any aF_q and any 1m<n, there exists a primitive normal polynomial f(x)=xⁿ−σ₁xⁿ⁻¹++(−1)ⁿ⁻¹σ_n−1x+(−1)ⁿσ_n such that σ_m=a, with the only exceptions σ₁≠0. The theory can be extended to polynomials of smaller degree too.