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Jacobsthal sums, Legendre polynomials and binary quadratic forms

Number Theory 2012-02-14 v3

Abstract

Let p>3p>3 be a prime and m,nZm,n\in\Bbb Z with pmnp\nmid mn. Built on the work of Morton, in the paper we prove the uniform congruence: &\sum_{x=0}^{p-1}\Big(\frac{x^3+mx+n}p\Big) \equiv {-(-3m)^{\frac{p-1}4} \sum_{k=0}^{p-1}\binom{-\frac 1{12}}k\binom{-\frac 5{12}}k (\frac{4m^3+27n^2}{4m^3})^k\pmod p&\t{if $4\mid p-1$,} \frac{2m}{9n}(\frac{-3m}p)(-3m)^{\frac{p+1}4} \sum_{k=0}^{p-1}\binom{-\frac 1{12}}k\binom{-\frac 5{12}}k (\frac{4m^3+27n^2}{4m^3})^k\pmod p&\text{if $4\mid p-3$,} where (ap)(\frac ap) is the Legendre symbol. We also establish many congruences for x(modp)x\pmod p, where xx is given by p=x2+dy2p=x^2+dy^2 or 4p=x2+dy24p=x^2+dy^2, and pose some conjectures on supercongruences modulo p2p^2 concerning binary quadratic forms.

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@article{arxiv.1202.1237,
  title  = {Jacobsthal sums, Legendre polynomials and binary quadratic forms},
  author = {Zhi-Hong Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.1237},
  year   = {2012}
}

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35 pages

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