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Estimates for multiple exponential sums

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

John H. Loxton
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of New South WalesKensington, N.S.W. 2033, Australia
Robert A. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of TorontoToronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada
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Abstract

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We give estimates for exponential sums of the shape , where F is a polynomial with interger coefficient and each component of (x1,…, xn) in the sum runs through a complete set of residues modulo q.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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