An Asymptotic Formula For Counting Subset Sums Over Subgroups Of Finite Fields
Number Theory
2011-01-04 v1
Abstract
Let F_q be the finite field of q elements. Let H be a multiplicative subgroup of F_q^*. For a positive integer k and element b\in F_q, we give a sharp estimate for the number of k-element subsets of H which sum to b.
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@article{arxiv.1101.0289,
title = {An Asymptotic Formula For Counting Subset Sums Over Subgroups Of Finite Fields},
author = {Guizhen Zhu and Daqing Wan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0289},
year = {2011}
}
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18 pages, no figures