Construction of a finite Dickson nearfield

Abstract

For a Dickson pair $(q,n)$ we show that $ \big \lbrace \frac{q^k-1}{q-1}, 1 \leq k < n \big \rbrace $ forms a finite complete set of different residues modulo $n$. We also study the construction of a finite Dickson nearfield that arises from Dickson pair $(q,n)$.