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A generalization of the Goresky-Klapper conjecture, Part II

Number Theory 2018-05-08 v1

Abstract

Suppose that f(x)=Axkf(x)=Ax^k mod pp is a permutation of the least residues mod pp. With the exception of the maps f(x)=Axf(x)=Ax and Ax(p+1)/2Ax^{(p+1)/2} mod pp we show that for fixed n2n\geq 2 the image of each residue class mod nn contains elements from every residue classe mod nn, once pp is sufficiently large. If f(x)=Axf(x)=Ax mod pp, then for each pp and nn there will be exactly (1+o(1))6π2n2(1+o(1))\frac{6}{\pi^2}n^2 readily describable values of AA for which the image of some residue class mod nn misses at least one residue class mod n,n, even when pp is large relative to nn. A similar situation holds for f(x)=Ax(p+1)/2f(x)=Ax^{(p+1)/2} mod pp.

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@article{arxiv.1805.02615,
  title  = {A generalization of the Goresky-Klapper conjecture, Part II},
  author = {Todd Cochrane and Michael J. Mossinghoff and Chris Pinner and C. J. Richardson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.02615},
  year   = {2018}
}