Aubry–McGuire–Rodier exceptional APN polynomial conjecture

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Let qq be a power of two, and let f∈Fq[X]f\in\mathbb{F}_q[X] be an exceptional APN polynomial, meaning that ff induces an APN function on Fqr\mathbb{F}_{q^r} for infinitely many positive integers rr. The Gold monomials are X2k+1X^{2^k+1} and the Kasami–Welch monomials are X4k−2k+1X^{4^k-2^k+1} for positive integers kk; two polynomials are understood to be equivalent in the sense used for APN polynomials. Aubry–McGuire–Rodier conjecture. If f∈Fq[X]f\in\mathbb{F}_q[X] is an exceptional APN polynomial, then ff is equivalent to a Gold or a Kasami–Welch monomial. This conjecture proposes a complete classification of exceptional APN polynomials; the cited context notes that Gold and Kasami–Welch monomials are known examples, while the general classification remains open.

References

Primary source

Daniele Bartoli and Kai-Uwe Schmidt, “Low-degree planar polynomials over finite fields of characteristic two”, arXiv:1809.06271 (2018).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2013–2018). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1309.7776.

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