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On Two Conjectures of Chowla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Kenneth S. Williams
Kenneth S. Williams*
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Carleton University, Ottawa
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Let p denote a prime and n a positive integer ≥ 2. Let Nn(p) denote the number of polynomials xn + x + a, a = 1, 2,…, p-l, which are irreducible (mod p). Chowla [5] has made the following two conjectures:

Conjecture 1. There is a prime p0(n), depending only on n, such that for all primes p ≥ p0(n)

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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , October 1969 , pp. 545 - 565
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1969

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