Conjectured permutation trinomials over finite fields of characteristic three

Let kk be a positive integer, let q=3kq=3^k, and let ll be an integer. For the first and third families, assume the stated conditions on kk; in every family, assume the stated coprimality condition on ll and q1q-1. Define the following polynomials over Fq2\mathbb{F}_{q^2}:

f1(x)=xlq+l+5+x(l+5)q+lx(l1)q+l+6,f_1(x)=x^{lq+l+5}+x^{(l+5)q+l}-x^{(l-1)q+l+6}, f2(x)=xlq+l+1x(l+4)q+l3+x(l2)q+l+3,f_2(x)=x^{lq+l+1}-x^{(l+4)q+l-3}+x^{(l-2)q+l+3}, f3(x)=xlq+l+1+x(l+2)q+l1x(l2)q+l+3.f_3(x)=x^{lq+l+1}+x^{(l+2)q+l-1}-x^{(l-2)q+l+3}.

Permutation trinomial conjectures. (1) If kk is even and gcd(5+2l,q1)=1\mathrm{gcd}(5+2l,q-1)=1, then f1(x)f_1(x) is a permutation trinomial over Fq2\mathbb{F}_{q^2}. (2) If gcd(1+2l,q1)=1\mathrm{gcd}(1+2l,q-1)=1, then f2(x)f_2(x) is a permutation trinomial over Fq2\mathbb{F}_{q^2}. (3) If gcd(1+2l,q1)=1\mathrm{gcd}(1+2l,q-1)=1 and k≢2(mod4)k\not\equiv2\pmod4, then f3(x)f_3(x) is a permutation trinomial over Fq2\mathbb{F}_{q^2}.

These are computer-supported conjectures proposing three parameterized families of permutation trinomials over finite fields of characteristic three. The source gives no proof or resolution, so their status remains open.

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Kangquan Li, Longjiang Qu, Chao Li and Shaojing Fu, “New Permutation Trinomials Constructed from Fractional Polynomials”, arXiv:1605.06216 (2016).

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