Evaluation of Weil sums for some polynomials and associated quadratic forms (Q6107460)

Let \(\mathbb{F}_q\) be a finite fields of odd characteristic. For polynomials of given type over \(\mathbb{F}_{q^n}\) the authors consider \(\mathrm{Tr}(f(x))\) as \(n\)-dimensional quadratic forms. Based on that they establish a connection between the associated Weil sums and invariants of quadratic forms. In some special cases the authors classify all such quadratic forms on vector spaces of small dimensions.