Curves over Finite Fields and Permutations of the Form $x^k-\gamma \mathrm{Tr}(x)$

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Öz We consider the polynomials of the form $P(x)=x^k-\gamma \mathrm{Tr}(x)$ over $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ for $n\geq 2$. We show that $P(x)$ is not a permutation of $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ in the case $\gcd(k, q^n-1)>1$. Our proof uses an absolutely irreducible curve over $\mathbb{F}_{q^n}$ and the number of rational points on it.