On the reciprocity law in $\mathbb{F}_{q}[t]$
Number Theory
2026-04-24 v1
Abstract
In 1991, Rousseau gave a new proof of Gauss's quadratic reciprocity by comparing two distinct coset representations of the group using the Chinese Remainder Theorem, without Gauss's Lemma. In this paper, we extend Rousseau's approach to , providing a new, elementary proof of the reciprocity law for the th power residue symbol, where is any divisor of .
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@article{arxiv.2604.20892,
title = {On the reciprocity law in $\mathbb{F}_{q}[t]$},
author = {Su Hu and Enci Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.20892},
year = {2026}
}
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