Uniform Distribution Theory
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Journal

Uniform Distribution Theory


Volume
& Issue

Volume 3, Issue 1


Published
on

October 10, 2008


Pages

85-91


DOI

Article

On the Distribution of Rational Functions on Consecutive Powers


Authors

Jaime Gutierrez Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science University of Cantabria E-39071 Santander SPAIN
and Igor E. Shparlinski Affiliation:
Department of Computing Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA


Abstract

We show that for a prime p and any nontrivial rational function r(X) ∈ IFp(X) over the finite field IFp of p elements, the fractional partsr(x) r(xm) , . . . , , p p where x runs through the fields elements which are not the poles of the above functions, are asymptotically uniformly distributed in the m-dimensional unit cube for any fixed m and p → ∞.


Keywords

Rational functions, exponential sums.


Citation

Gutierrez, J. & Shparlinski, I. E. (2008). On the distribution of rational functions on consecutive powers. Uniform Distribution Theory, 3(1), 85–91.

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