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A Sum Connected with Quadratic Residues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

L. Carlitz
L. Carlitz*
Affiliation:
Duke University
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Let p be a prime > 2 and m an arbitrary positive integer; define

where (r/p) is the Legendre symbol. We consider the problem of finding the highest power of p dividing Sm. A little more generally, if we put

where a is an arbitrary integer, we seek the highest power of p dividing Sm(a). Clearly Sm = Sm(0), and Sm(a) = Sm(b) when a ≡ b (mod p).

Type
Research Article
Information
Nagoya Mathematical Journal , Volume 10 , June 1956 , pp. 1 - 7
Copyright
Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1956

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