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RECURSIONS ASSOCIATED TO TRAPEZOID, SYMMETRIC AND ROTATION SYMMETRIC FUNCTIONS OVER GALOIS FIELDS

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Let {tk,q(n)}\{t_{k,q}(n)\} be defined by (5.1)tk,q(j)=qj,for 0≤j≤k−1tk,q(n)=q∑l=0k−2(q−1)ltk,q(n−(l+2)),for n≥k.(5.1) \qquad \begin{aligned} t_{k,q}(j) &= q^j, \quad \text{for } 0 \le j \le k-1 \\ t_{k,q}(n) &= q \sum_{l=0}^{k-2} (q-1)^l t_{k,q}(n-(l+2)), \quad \text{for } n \ge k. \end{aligned} Then, SFq(T2,3,…,k(n))=tk,q(n)S_{\mathbb{F}_q}(T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n)) = t_{k,q}(n) for all values of n≥kn \ge k.

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    Problem: For a prime power q=prq=p^r, let Fq\mathbb F_q be equipped with the standard nontrivial additive character

    ψ(a)=exp⁡ ⁣(2πipTr⁡Fq/Fp(a)).\psi(a)=\exp\!\left(\frac{2\pi i}{p}\operatorname{Tr}_{\mathbb F_q/\mathbb F_p}(a)\right).

    For k≥2k\ge2 and n≥kn\ge k, define

    T2,3,…,k(n)=∑i=1n−k+1XiXi+1⋯Xi+k−1∈Fq[X1,…,Xn],T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n)=\sum_{i=1}^{n-k+1}X_iX_{i+1}\cdots X_{i+k-1}\in \mathbb F_q[X_1,\dots,X_n],

    and

    SFq(F)=∑x∈Fqnψ(F(x)).S_{\mathbb F_q}(F)=\sum_{x\in\mathbb F_q^n}\psi(F(x)).

    The conjecture asserts that if tk,q(j)=qjt_{k,q}(j)=q^j for 0≤j≤k−10\le j\le k-1, and

    tk,q(n)=q∑ℓ=0k−2(q−1)ℓtk,q(n−ℓ−2)(n≥k),t_{k,q}(n)=q\sum_{\ell=0}^{k-2}(q-1)^\ell t_{k,q}(n-\ell-2)\qquad(n\ge k),

    then

    SFq(T2,3,…,k(n))=tk,q(n)(n≥k).S_{\mathbb F_q}(T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n))=t_{k,q}(n)\qquad(n\ge k).

    The hypothesis k≥2k\ge2 is implicit in the notation T2,3,…,kT_{2,3,\dots,k}.

    Result: The conjecture is true.

    Extend the definition by putting T2,3,…,k(n)=0T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n)=0 for 0≤n<k0\le n<k, so Sn:=SFq(T2,3,…,k(n))=qnS_n:=S_{\mathbb F_q}(T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n))=q^n for 0≤n<k0\le n<k.

    For n≥kn\ge k,

    T(n)=T(n−1)+Xn−k+1Xn−k+2⋯Xn.T(n)=T(n-1)+X_{n-k+1}X_{n-k+2}\cdots X_n .

    Thus, using additive-character orthogonality,

    ∑a∈Fqψ(aC)={q,C=0,0,C≠0,\sum_{a\in\mathbb F_q}\psi(aC)= \begin{cases} q,&C=0,\\ 0,&C\ne0, \end{cases}

    we get

    Sn=q∑x∈Fqn−1xn−k+1⋯xn−1=0ψ(T(n−1)(x)).S_n =q\sum_{\substack{x\in\mathbb F_q^{n-1}\\ x_{n-k+1}\cdots x_{n-1}=0}} \psi(T(n-1)(x)).

    Partition the condition xn−k+1⋯xn−1=0x_{n-k+1}\cdots x_{n-1}=0 according to the rightmost zero among the last k−1k-1 variables. For 0≤ℓ≤k−20\le \ell\le k-2, take

    xn−1,xn−2,…,xn−ℓ≠0,xn−ℓ−1=0.x_{n-1},x_{n-2},\dots,x_{n-\ell}\ne0,\qquad x_{n-\ell-1}=0.

    There are (q−1)ℓ(q-1)^\ell choices for the nonzero tail. Since the zero at xn−ℓ−1x_{n-\ell-1} kills every length-kk monomial crossing it, and the tail has length ℓ<k\ell<k, one has

    T(n−1)=T(n−ℓ−2)T(n-1)=T(n-\ell-2)

    on this stratum. Hence its contribution is

    q(q−1)ℓSn−ℓ−2.q(q-1)^\ell S_{n-\ell-2}.

    Summing over ℓ\ell gives, for every n≥kn\ge k,

    Sn=q∑ℓ=0k−2(q−1)ℓSn−ℓ−2.S_n=q\sum_{\ell=0}^{k-2}(q-1)^\ell S_{n-\ell-2}.

    Together with Sj=qjS_j=q^j for 0≤j≤k−10\le j\le k-1, this is exactly the defining recurrence and initial data of tk,qt_{k,q}. Therefore

    SFq(T2,3,…,k(n))=tk,q(n)S_{\mathbb F_q}(T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n))=t_{k,q}(n)

    for all n≥kn\ge k.

    Audit: the proof uses only the standard finite-field additive-character orthogonality relation; it covers k=2k=2 as well as k>2k>2, all prime powers qq, and the claimed range n≥kn\ge k.

    Citation: The conjecture is from Castro, Chapman, Medina, and Sepúlveda, “Recursions associated to trapezoid, symmetric and rotation symmetric functions over Galois fields,” arXiv:1702.08038 / Discrete Math. 341 (2018), Conjecture 5.1. No prior proof is used here.

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      machine: correct

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      scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

      PASS

      The proof attacks the correct trapezoid polynomial T2,3,…,k(n)T_{2,3,\dots,k}(n), namely the consecutive degree-kk monomial sum. The additive-character summation over xnx_n correctly imposes xn−k+1⋯xn−1=0x_{n-k+1}\cdots x_{n-1}=0, and the rightmost-zero partition yields exactly

      Sn=q∑ℓ=0k−2(q−1)ℓSn−ℓ−2.S_n=q\sum_{\ell=0}^{k-2}(q-1)^\ell S_{n-\ell-2}.

      The initial values Sj=qjS_j=q^j for 0≤j≤k−10\le j\le k-1 are also correct, so the recurrence identifies SnS_n with tk,q(n)t_{k,q}(n).

      I found no fatal gap or hidden assumption; the argument covers all prime powers qq and k≥2k\ge2. I also found no evidence of an already-published resolution beyond the original conjecture.

      Novelty assessment

      TYPE1

      Classification rationale: The result appears genuinely new, but it is a minor observation rather than a publishable standalone contribution. The proof is a short direct application of additive-character orthogonality and a rightmost-zero decomposition; it resolves the stated conjecture but does not introduce substantial new machinery or broader consequences.

      Literature check: I found the conjecture in Castro–Chapman–Medina–Sepúlveda, Discrete Math. 341 (2018), Conjecture 5.1. Searches for the exact conjecture, the recurrence tk,qt_{k,q}, the notation T2,3,…,kT_{2,3,\dots,k}, and related “trapezoid Boolean/Galois field exponential sums” mainly return the original paper, author pages, and OEIS entries citing the original paper. Later arXiv works by the same group concern symmetric polynomials rather than this trapezoid recurrence. I found no published proof or stronger explicit statement of Conjecture 5.1.

      Citation: F. N. Castro, R. Chapman, L. A. Medina, and L. B. Sepúlveda, “Recursions associated to trapezoid, symmetric and rotation symmetric functions over Galois fields,” Discrete Mathematics 341 (2018), 1915–1931; arXiv:1702.08038.

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