Let C be a conjugation class of permutations of a finite field Fq. We consider the function NCðqÞ defined as the number of permutations in C for which the associated permutation polynomial has degree 5q 2. In 1969, Wells proved a formula for N1⁄23 ðqÞ where 1⁄2k denotes the conjugation class of k-cycles. We will prove formulas for N1⁄2k ðqÞ where k 1⁄4 4; 5; 6 and for the classes of permutation...

We show how to onstru t pseudo-random permutations that satisfy a ertain y le restri tion, for example that the permutation be y li ( onsisting of one y le ontaining all the elements) or an involution (a self-inverse permutation) with no xed points. The onstru tion an be based on any (unrestri ted) pseudo-random permutation. The resulting permutations are de ned su in tly and their evaluation a...

Lauren Williams (joint work with Einar Steingrímsson) We introduce and study a class of tableaux which we call permutation tableaux; these tableaux are naturally in bijection with permutations, and they are a distinguished subset of the " Le-diagrams " of Alex Postnikov. The structure of these tableaux is in some ways more transparent than the structure of permutations; therefore we believe tha...

We consider the function m[k](q) that counts the number of cycle permutations of a finite field Fq of fixed length k such that their permutation polynomial has the smallest possible degree. We prove the upper–bound m[k](q) ≤ (k−1)!(q(q−1))/k for char(Fq) > e(k−3)/e and the lower–bound m[k](q) ≥ φ(k)(q(q−1))/k for q ≡ 1 (mod k). This is done by establishing a connection with the Fq–solutions of ...

Let H be a subgroup of the multiplicative group of a finite field. In this note we give a method for constructing permutation polynomials over the field using a bijective map from H to a coset of H. A similar, but inequivalent, method for lifting permutation behaviour of a polynomial to an extension field is also given.

‎In this work‎, ‎a regular polygon with $n$ sides is described by a periodic (circular) sequence with period $n$‎. ‎Each element of the sequence represents a vertex of the polygon‎. ‎Each symmetry of the polygon is the rotation of the polygon around the center-point and/or flipping around a symmetry axis‎. ‎Here each symmetry is considered as a system that takes an input circular sequence and g...

for a finite group G, we denote by p(G) the minimal degree of faithful permutation representations of G, and denote by c(G), the minimal degree of faithful representation of G by quasi-permutation matrices over the complex field C. In this paper we will assume that, G is a p-group of exponent p and class 2, where p is prime and cd(G) = {1, |G : Z(G)|^1/2}. Then we will s...

We consider rational functions of the form V(x)/U(x), where both V(x) and U(x) are relatively prime polynomials over finite field \(\mathbb {F}_q\). Polynomials that permute elements a field, called permutation (PPs), have been subject research for decades. Let \({\mathcal {P}}^1(\mathbb {F}_q)\) denote {F}_q\cup \{\infty \}\). If function, permutes {F}_q)\), it is function (PRF). \(N_d(q)\) nu...