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On the Distribution of Values and Zeros of Polynomial Systems over Arbitrary Sets

Number Theory 2012-10-26 v1

Abstract

Let G1,...,Gn\Fp[X1,...,Xm]G_1,..., G_n \in \Fp[X_1,...,X_m] be nn polynomials in mm variables over the finite field \Fp\Fp of pp elements. A result of {\'E}. Fouvry and N. M. Katz shows that under some natural condition, for any fixed ε\varepsilon and sufficiently large prime pp the vectors of fractional parts (\{\frac{G_1(\vec{x})}{p}},...,\{\frac{G_n(\vec{x})}{p}}), \qquad \vec{x} \in \Gamma, are uniformly distributed in the unit cube [0,1]n[0,1]^n for any cube Γ[0,p1]m\Gamma \in [0, p-1]^m with the side length hp1/2(logp)1+εh \ge p^{1/2} (\log p)^{1 + \varepsilon}. Here we use this result to show the above vectors remain uniformly distributed, when x\vec{x} runs through a rather general set. We also obtain new results about the distribution of solutions to system of polynomial congruences.

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@article{arxiv.1210.6721,
  title  = {On the Distribution of Values and Zeros of Polynomial Systems over Arbitrary Sets},
  author = {Bryce Kerr and Igor E. Shparlinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.6721},
  year   = {2012}
}