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On the Quadratic Residues (Mod p) in the Interval (0, p/4)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Kenneth S. Williams
Kenneth S. Williams*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton UniversityOttawa, Ontario, CanadaK1S 5B6
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Abstract

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A short proof is given of a result of Burde giving the parity of the number of quadratic residues (mod p) in the interval (0, p/4), where p ≡ 1(mod 4) is prime.

Keywords

10A15Secondary 10E1512H5012H25
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , 01 March 1983 , pp. 123 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1983

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