Let K(q) be the finite field with q elements and characteristic p. Let f(x) be a monic polynomial of degree d with coefficients in K(q). Let C(f) denote the number of distinct values of f(x) as x ranges over K(q). It is easy to show that C(f) ≤ [|(q - 1)/d|] + 1. Now, there is a characterization of polynomials of degree d < √q for which C(f) = [|(q - 1)/d|] +1. The main object of this work is to give a characterization for polynomials of degree d < ⁴√q for which C(f) < 2q/d. Using two well known theorems: Hurwitz genus formula and Andre Weil's theorem, the Riemann Hypothesis for Algebraic Function Fields, it is shown that if d < ⁴√q and C(f) < 2q/d then f(x) - f(y) factors into at least d/2 absolutely irreducible factors and f(x) has one of the following forms: (UNFORMATTED TABLE FOLLOWS) f(x - λ) = D(d,a)(x) + c, d|(q² - 1), f(x - λ) = D(r,a)(∙ ∙ ∙ ((x²+b₁)²+b₂)²+ ∙ ∙ ∙ +b(m)), d|(q² - 1), d=2ᵐ∙r, and (2,r) = 1 f(x - λ) = (x² + a)ᵈ/² + b, d/2|(q - 1), f(x - λ) = (∙ ∙ ∙((x²+b₁)²+b₂)² + ∙ ∙ ∙ +b(m))ʳ+c, d|(q - 1), d=2ᵐ∙r, f(x - λ) = xᵈ + a, d|(q - 1), f(x - λ) = x(x³ + ax + b) + c, f(x - λ) = x(x³ + ax + b) (x² + a) + e, f(x - λ) = D₃,ₐ(x² + c), c² ≠ 4a, f(x - λ) = (x³ + a)ⁱ + b, i = 1, 2, 3, or 4, f(x - λ) = x³(x³ + a)³ +b, f(x - λ) = x⁴(x⁴ + a)² +b or f(x - λ) = (x⁴ + a) ⁱ + b, i = 1,2 or 3, where D(d,a)(x) denotes the Dickson’s polynomial of degree d. Finally to show other polynomials with small value set, the following equation is obtained C((fᵐ + b)ⁿ) = αq/d + O(√q) where α = (1 – (1 – 1/m)ⁿ)m and the constant implied in O(√q) is independent of q.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/183933 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | GOMEZ-CALDERON, JAVIER. |
| Contributors | Madden, Daniel J. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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