On the Evaluation of Weil Sums of Dembowski-Ostrom Polynomials |
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Authors: | Donald Mills |
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Institution: | Department of Mathematical Sciences, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10996, f1E-mail: ad3943@usma.eduf1 |
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Abstract: | Let Fq denote the finite field of q elements, q=pe odd, let χ1 denote the canonical additive character of Fq where χ1(c)=e2πiTr(c)/p for all c∈Fq, and let Tr represent the trace function from Fq to Fp. We are interested in evaluating Weil sums of the form S=S(a1, …, an)=∑x∈Fq χ1(D(x)) where D(x)=∑ni=1 aixpαi+pβi, αi?βi for each i, is known as a Dembowski-Ostrom polynomial (or as a D-O polynomial). Coulter has determined the value of S when D(x)=axpα+1; in this note we show how Coulter's methods can be generalized to determine the absolute value of S for any D-O polynomial. When e is even, we give a subclass of D-O polynomials whose Weil sums are real-valued, and in certain cases we are able to resolve the sign of S. We conclude by showing how Coulter's work for the monomial case can be used to determine a lower bound on the number of Flq-solutions to the diagonal-type equation ∑li=1 xpγ+1i+(xi+λ)pγ+1=0, where l is even, e/gcd(γ, e) is odd, and h (X)=λpe−γXpe−γ+λpγX is a permutation polynomial over Fq. |
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