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A proof of the conjecture of Cohen and Mullen on sums of primitive roots
We prove that for all $q>61$, every non-zero element in the finite field $\mathbb {F}_{q}$ can be written as a linear combination of two primitive roots of $\mathbb {F}_{q}$. This resolves a conjecture posed by Cohen and Mullen.