Primitive elements and k-th powers in finite fields

Abstract: Let

m a t h b b F_{q}

be the finite field of

q

elements, and let

k m i d q - 1

be a positive integer. Let

f (x) = a x^{2} + b x + c

be a quadratic polynomial in

m a t h b b F_{q} [x]

with

b^{2} - 4 a c e 0

. In this paper, we show that if

q > m a x e^{e^{3}}, (2 k)^{6}

, then there is a primitive element

g

of

m a t h b b F_{q}

such that

f (g) i n m a t h b b F_{q}^{i m e s k} = x^{k} : x i n m a t h b b F_{q} s e t m i n u s 0

. Moreover, we shall confirm a conjecture posed by Sun.

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