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We return in this chapter to studying Fp, squares in Fp, and to questions raised earlier about sums of squares. In particular, we will be able to prove a beautiful result due to Gauss called quadratic reciprocity, alluded to in the quote above.
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Aka, M., Einsiedler, M., Ward, T. (2020). Studying Squares Again. In: A Journey Through The Realm of Numbers. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55233-6_8
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