Using the properties of character sums and the classical Gauss sums, we study the computational problem of one kind of third power mean of the two-term exponential sums, and give an exact computational formula.

the two-term exponential sums, the third power mean, computational formula.

Received: August 6, 2024; Revised: October 8, 2024; Accepted: November 5, 2024; Published: March 7, 2025

How to cite this article: Dewang Cui and Li Wang, On the third power mean of two-term exponential sums, JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications 64(2) (2025), 151-162. https://doi.org/10.17654/0972555525009

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