Weil sums of binomials: properties and applications (Daniel Katz, CSUN)
Millikan 2099, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesWe consider sums in which an additive character of a finite field F is applied to a binomial whose individual terms (monomials) become permutations of F when regarded as functions. These Weil sums characterize the nonlinearity of power permutations of interest in cryptography. They also tell us about the correlation of linear recursive sequences over finite fields that are used […]