Simple arguments on consecutive power residues
Number Theory
2007-05-23 v3
Abstract
By some extremely simple arguments, we point out the following: (i) If n is the least positive k-th power non-residue modulo a positive integer m, then the greatest number of consecutive k-th power residues mod m is smaller than m/n. (ii) Let O_K be the ring of algebraic integers in a quadratic field with d in {-1,-2,-3,-7,-11}. Then, for any irreducible and positive integer k not relatively prime to , there exists a k-th power non-residue modulo such that .
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@article{arxiv.math/0312010,
title = {Simple arguments on consecutive power residues},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0312010},
year = {2007}
}
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