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Main Authors: Dhankhar, Priya, Singh, Sanjay Kumar
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14895
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author Dhankhar, Priya
Singh, Sanjay Kumar
author_facet Dhankhar, Priya
Singh, Sanjay Kumar
contents In this paper, we investigate generalized bent functions (GBFs) from $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$ to $\mathbb{Z}_m$. We show that GBFs exist whenever $3$ divides $m$, while several nonexistence results are obtained when $3\nmid m$. In particular, we prove that no GBFs exist for $n=1,2$ when $m$ is odd and not divisible by $3$. For the case $n=3$, we establish the nonexistence of GBFs $f:\mathbb{Z}_3^3 \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{5\cdot11^r}$ for all nonnegative integers $r$. Finally, we show that no GBF exists from $\mathbb{Z}_3$ to $\mathbb{Z}_{2m'}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_3^2$ to $\mathbb{Z}_{2m'}$, where $m'$ is odd and not divisible by $3$.
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spellingShingle Nonexistence results of generalized bent functions from $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$ to $ \mathbb{Z}_m$
Dhankhar, Priya
Singh, Sanjay Kumar
Combinatorics
11A07, 16S34, 05B10, 94A15
In this paper, we investigate generalized bent functions (GBFs) from $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$ to $\mathbb{Z}_m$. We show that GBFs exist whenever $3$ divides $m$, while several nonexistence results are obtained when $3\nmid m$. In particular, we prove that no GBFs exist for $n=1,2$ when $m$ is odd and not divisible by $3$. For the case $n=3$, we establish the nonexistence of GBFs $f:\mathbb{Z}_3^3 \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{5\cdot11^r}$ for all nonnegative integers $r$. Finally, we show that no GBF exists from $\mathbb{Z}_3$ to $\mathbb{Z}_{2m'}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_3^2$ to $\mathbb{Z}_{2m'}$, where $m'$ is odd and not divisible by $3$.
title Nonexistence results of generalized bent functions from $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$ to $ \mathbb{Z}_m$
topic Combinatorics
11A07, 16S34, 05B10, 94A15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14895