## Abstract In this paper we present a new method for evaluating exponential sums associated to a restricted power series in one variable modulo __p__^__l__^ , a power of a prime. We show that for sufficiently large __l__, these sums can be expressed in terms of Gauss sums. Moreover, we study the a
Dirichlet L-functions and character power sums
β Scribed by Tom M Apostol
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-314X
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