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Bounds on quadratic character sums

I asked this question on Mathematics stack exchange but didn't get a response, so I ask here too. Let $\chi$ be the non-trivial quadratic character of $\mathbb{F}_q$, and let $f(x)$ be a square-free ...
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A question on the evaluations of certain three-dimensional hyper-Kloostermans

There is a basic question regrading the 3-dimensional hyper-Kloosterman sum which needs some help from the experts here: For any integers $q,h \in \mathbb{N}$, how to estimate the sum: $$\sideset{_{}^{...
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On the estimate for the mixed 3-dimensional hyper-Kloosterman sum

There is a basic question regrading the mixed 3-dimensional hyper-Kloosterman sum: For any positive integer $n$ not divisible by $p$, how to prove $$\sideset{_{}^{}}{^{\ast}_{}}\sum _{x,y ,z\bmod p} \...
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Why are Deligne-type exponential sum estimates so hard to use?

Let $F$ by a finite field, and $R(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n) := r_1(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)/r_2(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)$ a rational function in $n$ variables, frequently in analytic number theory or harmonic ...
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Deligne's theorem on exponential sums

I'm an analyst who needs to use Deligne's Theorem 8.4 in 1, but I feel lost in the maze of definitions, and I don't trust my geometric intuition here. Theorem 8.4: Let $Q$ be a polynomial in $n$ ...
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Twisting by a multiplicative Character in Katz, Perversity and Exponential sums

Let $C(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$ be a nonsigular cubic form with integral coefficients. In his proof that $C$ fulfills the Hasse-Principle, if $n\geq 9$, Hooley used the following estimate that was provided by ...
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Mean square estimate for the Kloosterman sums

For $m,n\in \mathbb{N}$, denote the Kloosterman sum $$S(m,n;c)=\sum_{a\bmod c}e\left( \frac{ma+n \overline{a}}{c}\right),$$where $\overline{a}$ denotes the multiplicative inverse of $a\bmod c$. Does ...
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exponential sum over variety

I am wondering where to find a good reference for bounds of the type $$\sum_{x\in V(\mathbb{F}_p)} \chi(g(x))\psi(f(x))$$ where $V$ is a variety, $\chi$ is a multiplicative character over $\mathbb{...
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Prerequisites to read Katz's Gauss Sums, Kloosterman Sums, and Monodromy Groups

What is the minimal background one must have to read Katz's Gauss Sums, Kloosterman Sums, and Monodromy Groups?
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An exponential sum like the Kloosterman sums

I encounter a tricky sum like the Kloosterman sum $${\sum_{x \mod P}}^\ast e\left(\frac{ax+\overline{x}}{P}+\frac{lx^2}{P^2}\right),$$ where $l$ is a positive integer co-prime with $P$ and here $P$ ...
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Does a Kloosterman sum composed with a rational function exhibit square root cancellation?

Denote the classical Kloosterman and Salié sums, respectively, as $KL(a,b) = \sum_{r \in F_*} e(ar+\frac{b}{r})$ and $SL(a,b) =\sum_{r \in F_*} \chi(r) e(ar+\frac{b}{r})$, where $\chi(\cdot)$ is the ...
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optimal estimate for generalized Kloosterman sum

Let $p$ be an odd prime. Denote $e(x):=e^{2\pi i\frac{x}{p}}$. Let $n\ge 2$ be an integer. Consider the exponential sum $$ S(f,g)=\sum_{g(x_1,\dots,x_n)=0, x_i\in\mathbb{F}_p}e(f(x_1,\dots,x_n)), $$ ...
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estimate for a sum of products of Weil's sum

Let $p$ be a prime and consider the field $\mathbb{F}_p$. Fix $f\in\mathbb{F}_p[X]$ a polynomial of degree $d\ge 2$. Define $$ K(x,y)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{p}}\sum_{z\in\mathbb{F}_p}e_p(xz+yf(z)), $$ where $...