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(
G
(
χ
)
)
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For
ω
=
e
2
πi
/
p
and the
Legendre symbol
χ
, the quadratic Gauss sum is
G
(
χ
)
=
∑
a
=
1
p
−
1
χ
(
a
)
ω
a
.
(21)
It equals
p
for
p
≡
1
(
mod
4
)
and
i
p
for
p
≡
3
(
mod
4
)
with the standard choice of square root.
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