“…One sees their use in coding theory [37], [116]; point counting on elliptic curves [97], [117]; determining the number of solutions to polynomial equations [7], [95]; determining the value of cyclotomic numbers [114]; constructing difference sets [39]; and the evaluation of various related functions [85]. In particular, the finite field Gauss sums are widely used in the construction of Cayley graphs [38], [40], [43], [87], [88], [113], [115].…”