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Distribution of solutions to systems of congruences in balls

Number Theory 2026-05-20 v2

Abstract

Let G1,,GnFp[X1,,Xm]G_1,\dots, G_n\in \mathbb{F}_p[X_1,\dots,X_m] be nn polynomials in mm variables over the finite field Fp\mathbb{F}_p of pp elements. For any sufficiently large prime pp and non-trivial bounds for the Weyl sums associated to the non-trivial linear combinations of G=(G1,,Gn)G=(G_1,\dots, G_n), we study various properties regarding the distribution of the vectors by fractional parts \begin{equation*} \bigg(\bigg\{ \frac{G_1(\textbf{x})}{p}\bigg\},\cdots,\bigg\{ \frac{G_n(\textbf{x})}{p}\bigg\}\bigg)\in \mathbb{T}^n,\hspace{10pt} \textbf{x}\in \mathbb{F}_p^m. \end{equation*} We prove refinements of equidistribution, such as bounds for the ball discrepancy and variance.

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@article{arxiv.2403.05078,
  title  = {Distribution of solutions to systems of congruences in balls},
  author = {Michael Harm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.05078},
  year   = {2026}
}