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Diophantine approximation with sums of two squares II

Number Theory 2026-02-04 v5

Abstract

Recently, the authors showed that for every irrational number α\alpha, there exist infinitely many positive integers nn represented by any given positive definite binary quadratic form QQ, satisfying αn<n(1/2ε)||\alpha n||<n^{-(1/2-\varepsilon)} for any fixed ε>0\varepsilon>0. We also provided a quantitative version with a lower bound when the exponent 1/2ε1/2-\varepsilon is replaced by a smaller exponent γ<3/7ε\gamma<3/7-\varepsilon. In this article, we establish a quantitative version for the exponent 1/2ε1/2-\varepsilon, where we confine ourselves to the particular case of sums of two squares.

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@article{arxiv.2508.18044,
  title  = {Diophantine approximation with sums of two squares II},
  author = {Stephan Baier and Habibur Rahaman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.18044},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

This is a reworked version. We have managed to establish the same result by simpler means, resulting in a reduction of pages from 17 to 15