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Period of the modulus of a complex exponential sum

Consider a sum of exponentials function of the integer $x$: $f(x)=A(x)+B(x)$, where $A(x)=\sum_{i=1}^n c_i \theta_i^x$ with $\theta_i$ roots of unity, and $B(x)=\sum_{j=1}^m d_j\lambda_j^x$ with $|...
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Vanishing exponential sums of fractional parts of polynomials

Let $p$ be an integer polynomial and $k$ be a natural number, both fixed. Is it the case that if $$C(\alpha) = \sum_{i=1}^k e(\alpha \{p(i)/k\})$$ equals 0, then $\alpha$ is an integer? Here, $e(x) = ...
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How to evaluate this sum of roots of unity with condition to zero

In evaluating the sum: $$\tag{1}\label{e1}\sum\limits_{j = 1 < h}^N {\left( {{e^{\frac{{i\pi }}{N}\left( {{s_1}j + {s_2}h} \right)}} - {e^{\frac{{i\pi }}{N}\left( {{s_1}h + {s_2}j} \right)}}} \...
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