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A generalization of Gauss' triangular theorem

Number Theory 2017-01-12 v1

Abstract

A quadratic polynomial Φa,b,c(x,y,z)=x(ax+1)+y(by+1)+z(cz+1)\Phi_{a,b,c}(x,y,z)=x(ax+1)+y(by+1)+z(cz+1) is called universal if the diophantine equation Φa,b,c(x,y,z)=n\Phi_{a,b,c}(x,y,z)=n has an integer solution x,y,zx,y,z for any non negative integer nn. In this article, we show that if (a,b,c)=(2,2,6),(2,3,5)(a,b,c)=(2,2,6), (2,3,5) or (2,3,7)(2,3,7), then Φa,b,c(x,y,z)\Phi_{a,b,c}( x,y,z) is universal. These were conjectured by Sun in \cite {Sun}.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1701.02974,
  title  = {A generalization of Gauss' triangular theorem},
  author = {Jangwon Ju and Byeong-Kweon Oh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.02974},
  year   = {2017}
}

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8 pages

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