New Wilson-like theorems arising from Dickson polynomials
Abstract
Wilson's Theorem states that the product of all nonzero elements of a finite field is . In this article, we define some natural subsets and find formulas for the product of the elements of , denoted . These new formulas are appealing for the simple, natural description of the sets , and for the simplicity of the product. An example is \prod\left\{ a \in {\mathbb F}_q^\times : \text{1-a3+a are nonsquares} \right\} = 2 if , or otherwise.
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@article{arxiv.1707.06870,
title = {New Wilson-like theorems arising from Dickson polynomials},
author = {Antonia W. Bluher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.06870},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
28 pages. Results of this article were presented at the Mathematical Congress of the Americas, MCA2017. Version 2 is a major revision, containing new theorems, simplified proofs of some lemmas, and corrections. Warning: numbering of theorems etc. is different between V1 and V2. Also, the definition of deterministic square root was changed. Version 3: minor changes