On value sets of polynomials over a field (Q2426470): Difference between revisions

Let \(F\) be a field with the characteristic \(p(F)\). Let \(A_1,\dots, A_n\) be finite nonempty subsets of \(F\), and let \(f(x_1,\dots, x_n)= a_1 x^k_1+\cdots+ a_n x^k_n+ g(x_1,\dots, x_n)\in F[x_1,\dots, x_n]\), where \(k\) is a positive integer, \(a_1,\dots, a_n\in F\setminus\{0\}\) and \(\deg g< k\). In this paper the author proves that \[ |\{f(x_1,\dots, x_n)| x_1\in A_1,\dots, x_n\in A_n\}|\geq \min\biggl(p(F), \sum^n_{i=1} [(|A_i|- 1)/k]+ 1\biggr), \] where \([a]\) is the integral part of \(a\). This result includes a result given by \textit{B. Felszeghy} [Publ. Math. 68, No. 1--2, 15--23 (2006; Zbl 1111.11055)].