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The Pell sequence and cyclotomic matrices involving squares over finite fields (2501.01667v3)

Published 3 Jan 2025 in math.NT

Abstract: In this paper, by some arithmetic properties of the Pell sequence and some $p$-adic tools, we study certain cyclotomic matrices involving squares over finite fields. For example, let $1=s_1,s_2,\cdots,s_{(q-1)/2}$ be all the nonzero squares over $\mathbb{F}{q}$, where $q=pf$ is an odd prime power with $q\ge7$. We prove that the matrix $$B_q((q-3)/2)=\left[\left(s_i+s_j\right){(q-3)/2}\right]{2\le i,j\le (q-1)/2}$$ is a singular matrix whenever $f\ge2$. Also, for the case $q=p$, we show that $$\det B_p((p-3)/2)=0\Leftrightarrow Q_p\equiv 2\pmod{p2\mathbb{Z}},$$ where $Q_p$ is the $p$-th term of the companion Pell sequence ${Q_i}{i=0}{\infty}$ defined by $Q_0=Q_1=2$ and $Q{i+1}=2Q_i+Q_{i-1}$.

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