Estimates are provided for small moments of exponential sums over smooth nu
mbers substantially sharper than available hitherto. These bounds arise fro
m the author's recent breaking of "classical convexity" in Waring's problem
. The methods underlying these new estimates provide guidance on good choic
es of parameters in the new iterative methods for smaller exponents. 1991 M
athematics Subject Classification: 11L15, 11L07, 11P55.