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A proof of the S-genus identities for ternary quadratic forms

Number Theory 2011-04-14 v2

Abstract

In this paper we prove the main conjectures of Berkovich and Jagy about weighted averages of representation numbers over an S-genus of ternary lattices (defined below) for any odd squarefree S \in N. We do this by reformulating them in terms of local quantities using the Siegel-Weil and Conway-Sloane formulas, and then proving the necessary local identities. We conclude by conjecturing generalized formulas valid over certain totally real number fields as a direction for future work.

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@article{arxiv.1010.1926,
  title  = {A proof of the S-genus identities for ternary quadratic forms},
  author = {Alexander Berkovich and Jonathan Hanke and William Jagy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.1926},
  year   = {2011}
}

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14 pages