Abstract
A new proof of the triplication formula for Gauss sums is given. It mimics an old proof of the analogous result for gamma functions. The techniques are formal and rely upon the character properties of fields. A new character sum evaluation is given.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 134-141 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Aequationes Mathematicae |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1986 |
Keywords
- AMS (1980) subject classification: Primary 10G05, 33A15