On a class of equations with special degrees over finite fields
Let p be an odd prime and let a be a positive integer. In this paper we investigate the sum , where h and m are p-adic integers with m ≢ 0 (mod p). For example, we show that if h ≢ 0 (mod p) and , then , where (·/·) denotes the Jacobi symbol. Here is another remarkable congruence: If then .