The asymptotic formula for Waring's problem in function fields

Publication date 12 December 2018

Abstract: Let

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

be the ring of polynomials over

m a t h b b F_{q}

, the finite field of

q

elements, and let

p

be the characteristic of

m a t h b b F_{q}

. We denote

w i d e t i l d e G_{q} (k)

to be the least integer

t_{0}

with the property that for all

s g e q t_{0}

, one has the expected asymptotic formula in Waring's problem over

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

concerning sums of

s

k

-th powers of polynomials in

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

. For each

k

not divisible by

p

, we derive a minor arc bound from Vinogradov-type estimates, and obtain bounds on

w i d e t i l d e G_{q} (k)

that are quadratic in

k

, in fact linear in

k

in some special cases, in contrast to the bounds that are exponential in

k

available only when

k < p

. We also obtain estimates related to the slim exceptional sets associated to the asymptotic formula.

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