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Higher R\'edei reciprocity and integral points on conics

Number Theory 2024-05-15 v2

Abstract

Fix an integer ll such that l|l| is a prime 33 modulo 44. Let d>0d > 0 be a squarefree integer and let Nd(x,y)N_d(x, y) be the principal binary quadratic form of Q(d)\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d}). Building on a breakthrough of Alexander Smith, we give an asymptotic formula for the solubility of Nd(x,y)=lN_d(x, y) = l in integers xx and yy as dd varies among squarefree integers divisible by ll. As a corollary we give, in case l>0l > 0, an asymptotic formula for the event that the Hasse Unit Index of the field Q(l,d)\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-l}, \sqrt{d}) is 22 as dd varies over all positive squarefree integers. We also improve the results of Fouvry and Kl\"uners and recent results of Chan, Milovic and the authors on the solubility of the negative Pell equation. Our main new tool is a generalization of a classical reciprocity law due to R\'edei.

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@article{arxiv.2005.14157,
  title  = {Higher R\'edei reciprocity and integral points on conics},
  author = {Peter Koymans and Carlo Pagano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.14157},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Some results and method superseded by arXiv:2201.13424

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