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Fine-scale distribution of roots of quadratic congruences

Number Theory 2023-11-27 v3 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We establish limit laws for the distribution in small intervals of the roots of the quadratic congruence μ2Dmodm\mu^2 \equiv D \bmod m, with D>0D > 0 square-free and D≢1mod4D\not\equiv 1 \bmod 4. This is achieved by translating the problem to convergence of certain geodesic random line processes in the hyperbolic plane. This geometric interpretation allows us in particular to derive an explicit expression for the pair correlation density of the roots.

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@article{arxiv.2105.02854,
  title  = {Fine-scale distribution of roots of quadratic congruences},
  author = {Jens Marklof and Matthew Welsh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.02854},
  year   = {2023}
}

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45 pages, 3 figures