Abelian Groups, Gauss Periods, and Normal Bases

  • Authors:
  • Shuhong Gao

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 296340975, f1sgao@math.clemson.eduf1

  • Venue:
  • Finite Fields and Their Applications
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

A result on finite abelian groups is first proved and then used to solve problems in finite fields. Particularly, all finite fields that have normal bases generated by general Gauss periods are characterized and it is shown how to find normal bases of low complexity.