One kind sixth power mean of the three-term exponential sums (Q2364764)

Using an estimate for trigonometric sums and properties of congruence equations the authors study the computational problem of a sixth power mean of three-term exponential sums. Theorem. Let \(p > 3\) be a prime with \((3, p - 1) = 1\). Then the authors prove the following identity: \[ \sum_{m=0}^{p-1}\,\sum_{n=0}^{p-1}\left\vert \sum_{a=0}^{p-1} e\left(\frac{a^3+ma^2+na}{p}\right)\right\vert^6 = \begin{cases} p^2(5p^3- 9p^2 - 8p +17),\quad &\text{if } p=12h+5, \\ p^2(5p^3- 9p^2 - 8p +21),\quad &\text{if } p=12h+11.\end{cases} \] From this the authors obtain: Corollary. Let \(p > 3\) be a prime with \((3, p - 1) = 1\). Then for any integers \(m\) and \(n\), they obtain the upper bound estimate \[ \left\vert \sum_{a=0}^{p-1} e\left(\frac{a^3+ma^2+na}{p}\right)\right\vert < 5^{\frac16}\cdot p^{\frac56}. \]