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Estimates for Character Sums with Various Convolutions

Number Theory 2015-09-16 v1

Abstract

We provide estimates for sums of the form aAbBcCχ(a+b+c)\left|\sum_{a\in A}\sum_{b\in B}\sum_{c\in C}\chi(a+b+c)\right| and aAbBcCdDχ(a+b+cd)\left|\sum_{a\in A}\sum_{b\in B}\sum_{c\in C}\sum_{d\in D}\chi(a+b+cd)\right| when A,B,C,DFpA,B,C,D\subset \mathbb F_p, the field with pp elements and χ\chi is a non-trivial multiplicative character modulo pp.

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@article{arxiv.1509.04354,
  title  = {Estimates for Character Sums with Various Convolutions},
  author = {Brandon Hanson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.04354},
  year   = {2015}
}

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17 pages

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