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In this paper we develop further studies on nilpotent linearized polynomials (NLP's) over finite fields, a class of polynomials introduced by the second author. We characterize certain NLP's that are binomials and show that, in general, NLP's are also nilpotent over a particular tower of finite fields. We also develop results on the construction of permutation polynomials from NLP's, extending some past results. In particular, the latter yields polynomials that permutes certain infinite subfields of and have a very particular cycle structure. Finally, we provide a nice correspondence between certain NLP's and involutions in binary fields and, in particular, we discuss a general method to produce affine involutions over binary fields without fixed points.
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Finite Fields and Their Applications is a peer-reviewed technical journal publishing papers in finite field theory as well as in applications of finite fields. As a result of applications in a wide variety of areas, finite fields are increasingly important in several areas of mathematics, including linear and abstract algebra, number theory and algebraic geometry, as well as in computer science, statistics, information theory, and engineering.
For cohesion, and because so many applications rely on various theoretical properties of finite fields, it is essential that there be a core of high-quality papers on theoretical aspects. In addition, since much of the vitality of the area comes from computational problems, the journal publishes papers on computational aspects of finite fields as well as on algorithms and complexity of finite field-related methods.
The journal also publishes papers in various applications including, but not limited to, algebraic coding theory, cryptology, combinatorial design theory, pseudorandom number generation, and linear recurring sequences. There are other areas of application to be included, but the important point is that finite fields play a nontrivial role in the theory, application, or algorithm.