Conjecture on sums of a 5-potent and an n-potent in finite fields
Conjecture on sums of a 5-potent and an n-potent in finite fields
Let be a prime power and let satisfy the normal conditions for the Restricted Problem. An element is 5-potent if it is a fifth power, and -potent if it is an th power. Finite-field 5-potent sum conjecture. Every element of is a sum of a 5-potent and an -potent only for the pairs
The conjecture extends the paper's Restricted Problem from to ; the stated list is supported by computations for , while the theoretical argument for this case has not yet been undertaken.
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Stephen D. Cohen, Peter V. Danchev and Tomás Oliveira e Silva, “Finite fields whose members are the sum of a potent and a 4-potent”, arXiv:2503.06600 (2025).
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