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Autori principali: Bagger, Gustav Kjærbye, Punch, James
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Bagger, Gustav Kjærbye
Punch, James
author_facet Bagger, Gustav Kjærbye
Punch, James
contents 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 criterion for existence of such elements, dependent only on an estimate for the character sum $\sum_{γ\in \mathcal{A}}χ(γ)$. The flexibility and direct applicability of our criterion should be of considerable interest for problems in this field. We demonstrate the utility of our result by tackling a problem of Fernandes and Reis (2021) with $\mathcal{A}$ avoiding affine hyperplanes, obtaining significant improvements over previous knowledge.
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spellingShingle The modified prime sieve for primitive elements in finite fields
Bagger, Gustav Kjærbye
Punch, James
Number Theory
11T24, 12E20
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 criterion for existence of such elements, dependent only on an estimate for the character sum $\sum_{γ\in \mathcal{A}}χ(γ)$. The flexibility and direct applicability of our criterion should be of considerable interest for problems in this field. We demonstrate the utility of our result by tackling a problem of Fernandes and Reis (2021) with $\mathcal{A}$ avoiding affine hyperplanes, obtaining significant improvements over previous knowledge.
title The modified prime sieve for primitive elements in finite fields
topic Number Theory
11T24, 12E20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21515