Definition: Legendre Symbol

Let $p > 2$ be an odd and fixed prime number. The Legendre symbol $p$ $\left(\frac np\right)$ is an arithmetic function defined using the quadratic residues modulo $p$ as follows: $$\left(\frac np\right):=\begin{cases} 1&\text{if }n\text{ is quadratic residue modulo }p\text{ and }p\not\mid n,\\ -1&\text{if }n\text{ is a quadratic nonresidue modulo }p\text{ and }p\not\mid n,\\ 0&\text{if }p\mid n. \end{cases}$$

Examples

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Explanations: 2
Lemmas: 3
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Propositions: 11 12 13 14
Sections: 15 16
Solutions: 17 18
Theorems: 19 20 21 22


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References

Bibliography

  1. Landau, Edmund: "Vorlesungen über Zahlentheorie, Aus der Elementaren Zahlentheorie", S. Hirzel, Leipzig, 1927