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Cubes in finite fields and related permutations

Number Theory 2021-05-21 v1

Abstract

Let p=3n+1p=3n+1 be a prime with nN={0,1,}n\in\mathbb{N}=\{0,1,\cdots\}, and let gZg\in\mathbb{Z} be a primitive root modulo pp. Let 0<a1<<an<p0<a_1<\cdots<a_n<p be all the cubic residues modulo pp in the interval (0,p)(0,p). Then clearly the sequence a1 mod p, a2 mod p,,an mod pa_1\ {\rm mod}\ p,\ a_2\ {\rm mod}\ p,\cdots, a_n\ {\rm mod}\ p is a permutation sp(g)s_p(g) of the sequence g3 mod p, g6 mod p,,g3n mod p.g^3\ {\rm mod}\ p,\ g^6\ {\rm mod}\ p,\cdots, g^{3n}\ {\rm mod}\ p. In this paper, we shall determine the sign of this permutation.

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@article{arxiv.2105.09822,
  title  = {Cubes in finite fields and related permutations},
  author = {Hai-Liang Wu and Yue-Feng She},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.09822},
  year   = {2021}
}

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9 pages

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