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New Wilson-like theorems arising from Dickson polynomials

Number Theory 2021-08-17 v3

Abstract

Wilson's Theorem states that the product of all nonzero elements of a finite field Fq{\mathbb F}_q is 1-1. In this article, we define some natural subsets SFq×S \subset {\mathbb F}_q^\times and find formulas for the product of the elements of SS, denoted S\prod S. These new formulas are appealing for the simple, natural description of the sets SS, and for the simplicity of the product. An example is \prod\left\{ a \in {\mathbb F}_q^\times : \text{1-aand and 3+a are nonsquares} \right\} = 2 if q±1(mod12)q \equiv \pm 1 \pmod{12}, or 1-1 otherwise.

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@article{arxiv.1707.06870,
  title  = {New Wilson-like theorems arising from Dickson polynomials},
  author = {Antonia W. Bluher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.06870},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

28 pages. Results of this article were presented at the Mathematical Congress of the Americas, MCA2017. Version 2 is a major revision, containing new theorems, simplified proofs of some lemmas, and corrections. Warning: numbering of theorems etc. is different between V1 and V2. Also, the definition of deterministic square root was changed. Version 3: minor changes

R2 v1 2026-06-22T20:53:54.388Z