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On the Zeros of Fermat Quotients and Mirimanoff Polynomials

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this article an upper bound for the first consecutive zeros of the Fermat quotient is given in terms of the zeros of a Mirimanoff polynomial. This bound is obtained by investigating a relation between these polynomials and the factor system of Gauss sums of a certain number field.

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@article{arxiv.math/0604427,
  title  = {On the Zeros of Fermat Quotients and Mirimanoff Polynomials},
  author = {Bjoern Grohmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604427},
  year   = {2007}
}

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8 pages