Conjecture on the least stationary primitive root modulo p

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Let pp be a prime, and let gs(p)g_s(p) denote the least stationary primitive root in Z/pZ\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}. Let ε>0\varepsilon>0 be a small number. Least stationary primitive root conjecture. The least stationary primitive root satisfies

gs(p)≪(log⁡p)1+ε,g_s(p)\ll (\log p)^{1+\varepsilon},

as x→∞x\to\infty. The preceding result gives the weaker bound gs(p)≪p1/2+εlog⁡pg_s(p)\ll p^{1/2+\varepsilon}\log p, while the least stationary primitive root is bounded above by the least primitive root modulo p2p^2; the conjectured logarithmic bound would substantially improve the available estimates.

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N. A. Carella, “Simultaneous Primitive Roots over Finite Rings”, arXiv:2501.10399 (2025).

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