Sabancı Üniversitesi Matematik Konuşmaları
Vector space decompositions of finite fields and normal bases
David Thomson
Carleton University, Kanada
In this talk, we will investigate the structure of finite fields as vector spaces over their base fields. Primarily, we will focus on normal bases and their generalizations. After a gentle introduction, we will use a decomposition of the finite field (again as a vector space) to re-define the recently introduced k-normal elements. Throughout the talk, I will indicate some research problems on related areas.
