Counting monic irreducible polynomials P in 𝔽 q [ X ] for which order of X ( mod P ) is odd

Christian Ballot[1]

  • [1] Département de Mathématiques, Université de Caen, Campus 2, 14032 Caen Cedex, France

Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (2007)

  • Volume: 19, Issue: 1, page 41-58
  • ISSN: 1246-7405

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Hasse showed the existence and computed the Dirichlet density of the set of primes p for which the order of 2 ( mod p ) is odd; it is 7 / 24 . Here we mimic successfully Hasse’s method to compute the density δ q of monic irreducibles P in 𝔽 q [ X ] for which the order of X ( mod P ) is odd. But on the way, we are also led to a new and elementary proof of these densities. More observations are made, and averages are considered, in particular, an average of the δ p ’s as p varies through all rational primes.

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Ballot, Christian. "Counting monic irreducible polynomials $P$ in ${\mathbb{F}_q[X]}$ for which order of ${X\!\!\hspace{4.44443pt}(\@mod \; P)}$ is odd." Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux 19.1 (2007): 41-58. <http://eudml.org/doc/249969>.

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