Maps preserving the sum-to-difference ratio in characteristic $p$
Number Theory
2025-07-29 v1 Commutative Algebra
Rings and Algebras
Abstract
Given a field , we introduce a novel group of its self-maps: the solutions to the functional equation for all in . We compute this group for all fields algebraic over . In particular, this group distinguishes among all finite fields , and in fact among all subfields of .
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@article{arxiv.2507.20604,
title = {Maps preserving the sum-to-difference ratio in characteristic $p$},
author = {Sunil Chebolu and Apoorva Khare and Anindya Sen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.20604},
year = {2025}
}
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