Abstract
Let R = GR(pn, m) denote the Galois ring of order pnm where p is a prime and n, m ≥ 1 are integers. In this paper, the authors derive formulas for the total number of functions from R to itself which can be represented by polynomials over R and they also derive a formula for the number of such permutations of R. These results not only generalize but unify into a single theory, known results for finite fields and the integers mod pn.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 156-166 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Number Theory |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Algebra and Number Theory