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Frobenius Pseudoprimes

Number Theory 2019-03-19 v1

Abstract

The proliferation of probable prime tests in recent years has produced a plethora of definitions with the word ``pseudoprime'' in them. Examples include pseudoprimes, Euler pseudoprimes, strong pseudoprimes, Lucas pseudoprimes, strong Lucas pseudoprimes, extra strong Lucas pseudoprimes and Perrin pseudoprimes. Though these tests represent a wealth of ideas, they exist as a hodge-podge of definitions rather than as examples of a more general theory. It is the goal of this paper to present a way of viewing many of these tests as special cases of a general principle, as well as to re-formulate them in the context of finite fields. One aim of the reformulation is to enable the creations of stronger tests; another is to aid in proving results about large classes of pseudoprimes.

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@article{arxiv.1903.06820,
  title  = {Frobenius Pseudoprimes},
  author = {Jon Grantham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.06820},
  year   = {2019}
}
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