Abstract
We establish upper bounds for multiplicative character sums and exponential sums over sets of integers that are described by various properties of their digits in a fixed base g ≥ 2. Our main tools are the Weil and Vinogradov bounds for character sums and exponential sums. Our results can be applied to study the distribution of quadratic non-residues and primitive roots among these sets of integers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 819-836 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Illinois Journal of Mathematics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2002 |