On Hilbert cubes and primitive roots in finite fields

Ali Alsetri, Xuancheng Shao

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Abstract

We consider the problem of bounding the dimension of Hilbert cubes in a finite field Fp that does not contain any primitive roots. We show that the dimension of such Hilbert cubes is Oε(p1/8+ε) for any ε> 0 , matching what can be deduced from the classical Burgess estimate in the special case when the Hilbert cube is an arithmetic progression. We also consider the dual problem of bounding the dimension of multiplicative Hilbert cubes avoiding an interval.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-56
Number of pages8
JournalArchiv der Mathematik
Volume118
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

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Keywords

  • Character sums
  • Finite field
  • General arithmetic progression
  • Hilbert cubes
  • Multiplicative Hilbert cube
  • Primitive roots
  • Quadratic residues

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics

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