Commentary on “Numbers of solutions of equations in finite fields” by André Weil

Goresky, Mark

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Commentary on “Numbers of solutions of equations in finite fields” by André Weil
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Abstract:

Immediately following the commentary below, this previously published article is reprinted in its entirety: André Weil, “Numbers and solutions of equations in finite fields”, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 55 (1949), no. 5, 497–508.

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