
doi: 10.1137/140963273
Summary: We show that bent functions \(f\) from \({\mathbb F}_{p^m}\times{\mathbb F}_{p^m}\) to \({\mathbb F}_p\), which are constant or affine on the elements of a given spread of \({\mathbb F}_{p^m}\times{\mathbb F}_{p^m}\), either arise from partial spread bent functions, or they are Boolean and a generalization of Dillon's class \(H\). For spreads of a presemifield \(S\), we show that a bent function of the second class corresponds to an o-polynomial of a presemifield in the Knuth orbit of \(S\). In contrast to the finite fields case, we have to consider pairs of (pre)semifields in a Knuth orbit. We give a canonical example of an o-polynomial for commutative presemifields (which also defines a hyperoval on the semifield plane) and show that the corresponding bent functions belong to the completed Maiorana-McFarland class. Using Albert's twisted fields and Kantor's family of presemifields, we explicitly present examples of such bent functions.
bent function, Algebraic coding theory; cryptography (number-theoretic aspects), Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces, Combinatorial aspects of difference sets (number-theoretic, group-theoretic, etc.), Combinatorics in computer science, semifield, hyperoval, projective plane, Polynomials over finite fields
bent function, Algebraic coding theory; cryptography (number-theoretic aspects), Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces, Combinatorial aspects of difference sets (number-theoretic, group-theoretic, etc.), Combinatorics in computer science, semifield, hyperoval, projective plane, Polynomials over finite fields
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