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Equidistribution of values of linear forms on a cubic hypersurface

Number Theory 2016-03-30 v1

Abstract

Let CC be a cubic form with rational coefficients in nn variables, and let hh be the hh-invariant of CC. Let L1,,LrL_1, \ldots, L_r be linear forms with real coefficients such that if αRr{0}\boldsymbol{\alpha} \in \mathbb{R}^r \setminus \{ \boldsymbol{0} \} then αL\boldsymbol{\alpha} \cdot \mathbf{L} is not a rational form. Assume that h>16+8rh > 16 + 8 r. Let τRr\boldsymbol{\tau} \in \mathbb{R}^r, and let η\eta be a positive real number. We prove an asymptotic formula for the weighted number of integer solutions x[P,P]n\mathbf{x} \in [-P,P]^n to the system C(x)=0,L(x)τ<ηC(\mathbf{x}) = 0, \: |\mathbf{L}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\tau}| < \eta. If the coefficients of the linear forms are algebraically independent over the rationals, then we may replace the hh-invariant condition with the hypothesis n>16+9rn > 16 + 9 r, and show that the system has an integer solution. Finally, we show that the values of L\mathbf{L} at integer zeros of CC are equidistributed modulo one in Rr\mathbb{R}^r, requiring only that h>16h > 16.

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@article{arxiv.1504.07837,
  title  = {Equidistribution of values of linear forms on a cubic hypersurface},
  author = {Sam Chow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.07837},
  year   = {2016}
}