On cyclotomic matrices related to Kloosterman sums over finite fields

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Main Author: Wu, Hai-Liang
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contents Let $p$ be an odd prime and $\mathbb{F}_p$ be the finite field with $p$ elements. For any $a,b\in\mathbb{F}_p$, it is known that the Kloosterman sum $$K_p(a,b)=\sum_{x\in\mathbb{F}_p\setminus\{0\}}e^{\frac{2πi}{p}(ax+\frac{b}{x})}$$ can be viewed as a finite field analogue of certain Bessel function. In this paper, using the arithmetic properties of character sums over $\mathbb{F}_p$, we study some cyclotomic matrices involving Kloosterman sums. For example, we prove that the matrix $[K_p(1,i^2+j^2)]_{1\le i,j\le (p-1)/2}$ is singular if and only if $p\ge11$.
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spellingShingle On cyclotomic matrices related to Kloosterman sums over finite fields
Wu, Hai-Liang
Number Theory
Let $p$ be an odd prime and $\mathbb{F}_p$ be the finite field with $p$ elements. For any $a,b\in\mathbb{F}_p$, it is known that the Kloosterman sum $$K_p(a,b)=\sum_{x\in\mathbb{F}_p\setminus\{0\}}e^{\frac{2πi}{p}(ax+\frac{b}{x})}$$ can be viewed as a finite field analogue of certain Bessel function. In this paper, using the arithmetic properties of character sums over $\mathbb{F}_p$, we study some cyclotomic matrices involving Kloosterman sums. For example, we prove that the matrix $[K_p(1,i^2+j^2)]_{1\le i,j\le (p-1)/2}$ is singular if and only if $p\ge11$.
title On cyclotomic matrices related to Kloosterman sums over finite fields
topic Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01759