A note on fourth power mean of the general two-term exponential sums
Let $q$, $m$, $n$ be any integer with $q\ge 3$, and $\lambda$ a Dirichlet character $\bmod $ $q$. An explicit formula for the fourth power mean $$ \mathop{\sum}_{{m=1}\atop{(m,q)=1}}^{q} \biggl| \mathop{\sum}_{a=1}^{q} \lambda(a) e\biggl( \frac{ma^3+na}{q} \biggr) \biggr|^4 $$ is derived. Previously, only the prime modulus $q=p$ case was studied. Let $q$, $m$, $n$ be any integer with $q\ge 3$, and $\lambda$ a Dirichlet character $\bmod $ $q$. An explicit formula for the fourth power mean $$ \mathop{\sum}_{{m=1}\atop{(m,q)=1}}^{q} \biggl| \mathop{\sum}_{a=1}^{q} \lambda(a) e\biggl( \frac{ma^3+na}{q} \biggr) \biggr|^4 $$ is derived. Previously, only the prime modulus $q=p$ case was studied.
Authors
- Yongkun Mu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2779-7758)
- Tianping Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-9691)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mathematical Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59277/mrar.2025.27.77.1.2.1
- Primary Topic
- Analytic Number Theory Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China