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Let $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ be a finite field with $q^n$ elements. For a positive divisor $r$ of $q^n-1$, the element $\alpha \in \mathbb{F}_{q^n}^*$ is called \textit{$r$-primitive} if its multiplicative order is $(q^n-1)/r$. Also, for a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-08-01 Josimar J. R. Aguirre , Abílio Lemos , Victor G. L. Neumann , Sávio Ribas

Denote by $\mathbb F_q$ the finite field of order $q$ and by $\mathbb F_{q^n}$ its extension of degree $n$. Some $a\in\mathbb F_{q^n}$ is called primitive if it generates the multiplicative group $\mathbb F_{q^n}^*$ and it is called…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-21 Theodoulos Garefalakis , Giorgos Kapetanakis

In this paper, we consider rational functions $f$ with some minor restrictions over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_{q^n},$ where $q=p^k$ for some prime $p$ and positive integer $k$. We establish a sufficient condition for the existence of a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-12-15 Avnish K. Sharma , Mamta Rani , Sharwan K. Tiwari

The celebrated Primitive Normal Basis Theorem states that for any $n\ge 2$ and any finite field $\mathbb F_q$, there exists an element $\alpha\in \mathbb F_{q^n}$ that is simultaneously primitive and normal over $\mathbb F_q$. In this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-12-29 Giorgos Kapetanakis , Lucas Reis

In this article, we study the existence and distribution of elements in finite field extensions with prescribed traces in several intermediate extensions that are also either normal or primitive normal. In the former case, we fully…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-17 Arpan Chandra Mazumder , Giorgos Kapetanakis , Dhiren Kumar Basnet

Let $q=p^k$ be a prime power, let $n\geq2$ be an integer and let $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ be a finite field. It is shown that the set of primitive normal elements is a Salem set. Furthermore, it is proved that this set is strongly equidistributed…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-02-11 N. A. Carella

In this paper we generalize the results of Sharma, Awasthi and Gupta (see \cite{SAG}). We work over a field of any characteristic with $q = p^k$ elements and we give a sufficient condition for the existence of a primitive element $\alpha…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-02-06 C. Carvalho , J. P. G. Sousa , V. G. L. Neumann , G. Tizziotti

Let $q$ be an even prime power and $m\geq2$ an integer. By $\mathbb{F}_q$, we denote the finite field of order $q$ and by $\mathbb{F}_{q^m}$ its extension degree $m$. In this paper we investigate the existence of a primitive normal pair…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-11 Himangshu Hazarika , Dhiren Kumar Basnet , Giorgos Kapetanakis

Given $\mathbb{F}_{q^{n}}$, a field with $q^n$ elements, where $q $ is a prime power and $n$ is positive integer. For $r_1,r_2,m_1,m_2 \in \mathbb{N}$, $k_1,k_2 \in \mathbb{N}\cup \{0\}$, a rational function $F = \frac{F_1}{F_2}$ in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-26 Aakash Choudhary , R. K. Sharma

We discuss the problem of constructing a small subset of a finite field containing primitive elements of the field. Given a finite field, $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$, small $q$ and large $n$, we show that the set of all low degree polynomials…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-12-24 Abhishek Bhowmick , Thái Hoàng Lê

Let $r \geq 2$ be an integer, $q$ a prime power and $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ the finite field with $q$ elements. Consider the problem of showing existence of primitive elements in a subset $\mathcal{A} \subseteq \mathbb{F}_{q^r}$. We prove a sieve…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-30 Gustav Kjærbye Bagger , James Punch

Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ be the finite field of $q$ elements, and let $k\mid q-1$ be a positive integer. Let $f(x)=ax^2+bx+c$ be a quadratic polynomial in $\mathbb{F}_q[x]$ with $b^2-4ac\ne0$. In this paper, we show that if…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Hai-Liang Wu , Yue-Feng She

In this article, we establish a sufficient condition for the existence of a primitive element $\alpha \in {\mathbb{F}_{q^n}}$ such that the element $\alpha+\alpha^{-1}$ is also a primitive element of ${\mathbb{F}_{q^n}},$ and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-03-29 Anju Gupta , R. K. Sharma , Stephen D. Cohen

In this paper, we explore the existence of $m$-terms arithmetic progressions in $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ with a given common difference whose terms are all primitive elements, and at least one of them is normal. We obtain asymptotic results for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-08 Abílio Lemos , Victor Neumann , Sávio Ribas

A primitive completely normal element for an extension $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}/\mathbb{F}_{q}$ of Galois fields is a generator of the multiplicative group of $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$, which simultaneously is normal over every intermediate field of that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-12-11 Dirk Hachenberger

This paper explores the existence and distribution of primitive elements in finite field extensions with prescribed traces in several intermediate field extensions. Our main result provides an inequality-like condition to ensure the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-07-01 Lucas Reis , Sávio Ribas

Let $\xi\in\mathbb{F}_{q^m}$ be an $r$-primitive $k$-normal element over $\mathbb{F}_q$, where $q$ is a prime power and $m$ is a positive integer. The minimal polynomial of $\xi$ is referred to be the $r$-primitive $k$-normal polynomial of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-17 K. Chatterjee , R. K. Sharma , S. K. Tiwari

Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ be the finite field of characteristic $p$ with $q$ elements and $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ its extension of degree $n$. The conjecture of Morgan and Mullen asserts the existence of primitive and completely normal elements (PCN…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-05-09 Theodoulos Garefalakis , Giorgos Kapetanakis

With $\Fq$ the finite field of $q$ elements, we investigate the following question. If $\gamma$ generates $\Fqn$ over $\Fq$ and $\beta$ is a non-zero element of $\Fqn$, is there always an $a \in \Fq$ such that $\beta(\gamma + a)$ is a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-12-11 Geoff Bailey , Stephen D. Cohen , Nicole Sutherland , Tim Trudgian

The previous paper [4] proved the existence of primitive polynomials and primitive normal polynomials of degree n with k prescribed coefficients in the finite field GF(q) for all sufficiently large q. This paper presents a loger versions of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 N. A. Carella