On the matrix equation \(x^ n = B\) over finite fields (Q687863)
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On the matrix equation \(x^ n = B\) over finite fields (English)
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9 December 1993
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Let \(GF(q)\) denote the finite field of order \(q = p^e\) with \(p\) odd and prime. Let \(M\) denote the ring of \(m \times m\) matrices with entries in \(GF(q)\). We consider the problem of determining the number \(N = N(n, m, B)\) of the \(n\)-th roots in \(M\) of a given matrix \(B \in M\).
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matrix equation
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matrix powers
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finite field
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