Waring's problem for polynomial biquadrates over a finite field of odd characteristic (Q2479909)

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Waring's problem for polynomial biquadrates over a finite field of odd characteristic
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    Waring's problem for polynomial biquadrates over a finite field of odd characteristic (English)
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    3 April 2008
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    Let \(k\) be a finite field of odd characteristic. If the order of \(k\) is not \(3,9,5,13,17,25,\) or \(29,\) then every polynomial in \(k[t]\) is a strict sum of 11 biquadrates.
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    sums of biquadrates
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    Waring problem
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    polynomials
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    finite fields
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    odd characteristic
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