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Wilson's Theorem for Finite Fields

Number Theory 2022-09-28 v4 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

In this short note, we introduce an analogue of Wilson's theorem for all nonzero elements a1,a2,...,aq1a_1,a_2,...,a_{q-1} of a finite filed F\mathbb{F} with F=q3|\mathbb{F}|=q\geq 3, as follows: 1i1<i2<...<ikq1ai1ai2...aik=kq1(1)q(k=1,2,...,q1), \sum_{1\leq i_1< i_2<...< i_k\leq q-1}a_{i_1}a_{i_2}... a_{i_k}=\left\lfloor\frac{k}{q-1}\right\rfloor(-1)^q\hspace{10mm}(k=1,2,..., q-1), which the left hand side of above formula is the kk-th elementary symmetric polynomial evaluated at a1,a2,...,aq1a_1,a_2,...,a_{q-1}. Specially, letting F=Zp\mathbb{F}=\mathbb{Z}_p with p3p\geq 3, reproves Wilson's theorem and yields some Wilson type identities. Finally, we obtain an analogue of Wolstenholme's theorem for nonzero elements of a finite filed.

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@article{arxiv.math/0602412,
  title  = {Wilson's Theorem for Finite Fields},
  author = {Mehdi Hassani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602412},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Including wrong results!