arXiv · 2606.01759
Cyclotomic matrices related to Kloosterman sums over finite fields
Abstract
In this paper, by using the arithmetic properties of character sums over finite fields, we investigate some cyclotomic matrices involving Kloosterman sums over finite fields. For example, let $$K_q(u)=\sum_{x\in\mathbb{F}_q\setminus\{0\}}e^{\frac{2\pi i}{p}{\rm Tr}_{\mathbb{F}_q/\mathbb{F}_p}\left(x+\frac{u}{x}\right)}$$ be the Kloosterman sum over $\mathbb{F}_q$, where $q=p^f$ is an odd prime power. We prove that matrix $[K_q(s_i+s_j)]_{1\le i,j\le (q-1)/2}$ is singular whenever $q\ge 11$, where $s_1,s_2,\cdots,s_{(q-1)/2}$ are exactly all non-zero squares over $\mathbb{F}_q$.
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Hai-Liang Wu. 2026-06-01. Cyclotomic matrices related to Kloosterman sums over finite fields. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01759
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