Moments of Gaussian hypergeometric functions over finite fields

Abstract: We prove explicit formulas for certain first and second moment sums of families of Gaussian hypergeometric functions

_{n + 1} F_{n}

,

n g e 1

, over finite fields with

q

elements where

q

is an odd prime. This enables us to find an estimate for the value

_{6} F_{5} (1)

. In addition, we evaluate certain second moments of traces of the family of Clausen elliptic curves in terms of the value

_{3} F_{2} (- 1)

. These formulas also allow us to express the product of certain

_{2} F_{1}

and

_{n + 1} F_{n}

functions in terms of finite field Appell series which generalizes current formulas for products of

_{2} F_{1}

functions. We finally give closed form expressions for sums of Gaussian hypergeometric functions defined using different multiplicative characters.

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