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Characterization of Boolean-valued functions on the discrete cube based on its Fourier coefficients.
Consider functions on the discrete cube $\{-1,1\}^n$.
We consider the Discrete Fourier Transform of such functions. Suppose we denote the parity function on a subset $S \subseteq [n]$ of co-...
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A combinatorial proof of the Harrow--Kolla--Schulman theorem
Let $Q^n := \{0,1\}^n$ be the Hamming cube with the Hamming metric. (Recall that the Hamming is defined by the distance $d(x,y) := \# \{ i : x_i \neq y_i \}$.
For integers $0 \leq k \leq n$, define a ...
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Nonclassical polynomials, circles, and groups
Tao and Ziegler have introduced a generalization of polynomials over a prime field called nonclassical polynomials, useful for studying the Gowers norm.
A nonclassical polynomial of degree $d$ is a ...
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Some sums related to a quadratic polynomial over $\mathbb{F}_2^n$
For any $c \in \mathbb{F}_2^n$ define $\sigma_c: \mathbb{F}_2^n \to \mathbb{F}_2$ the quadratic polynomial defined for $v = (v_1,v_2,...,v_n)$ by:
$$ \sigma_c (v) = \sum_{i=1}^n v_iv_{i+1} + c_iv_i $...