Computation of the number of representations of the elements of the field \(GF(p)\) as a sum of \(l\)th powers (Q1303329)
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Computation of the number of representations of the elements of the field \(GF(p)\) as a sum of \(l\)th powers (English)
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5 October 1999
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The number of representations of an element of \(\mathbb{F}_p\) as a sum of \(\ell\)-th powers with the condition that each \(\ell\)-th power occurs in the sum less than \(k\) times, is calculated. The problem reduces to calculations in cyclotomic fields.
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sums of powers
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finite fields
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cyclotomic fields
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