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Bounded Representations by $x^2+y^2-z^2$

Number Theory 2026-03-20 v1

Abstract

We prove that every sufficiently large integer nn can be written in the form n=x2+y2z2n=x^2+y^2-z^2 with max(x2,y2,z2)n\textrm{max}(x^2,y^2,z^2)\le n. The proof converts the problem into finding a primitive binary quadratic form of positive discriminant 4n4n inside a fixed relatively compact open patch of the real hyperboloid b24ac=4nb^2-4ac=4n. This is then supplied by Duke's theorem in the precise point-counting form deduced from the measure-theoretic duality of Einsiedler-Lindenstrauss-Michel-Venkatesh. A finite parity correction returns to the original ternary variables. This settles Erd\H{o}s Problem 1148.

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@article{arxiv.2603.18087,
  title  = {Bounded Representations by $x^2+y^2-z^2$},
  author = {Przemyslaw Chojecki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.18087},
  year   = {2026}
}
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