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Multivariate normal distribution for integral points on varieties

Number Theory 2021-08-27 v2 Algebraic Geometry Probability

Abstract

Given a variety over Q\mathbb{Q}, we study the distribution of the number of primes dividing the coordinates as we vary an integral point. Under suitable assumptions, we show that this has a multivariate normal distribution. We generalise this to more general Weil divisors, where we obtain a geometric interpretation of the covariance matrix. For our results we develop a version of the Erd\H{o}s-Kac theorem that applies to fairly general integer sequences and does not require a positive exponent of level of distribution.

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@article{arxiv.2001.10970,
  title  = {Multivariate normal distribution for integral points on varieties},
  author = {Daniel El-Baz and Daniel Loughran and Efthymios Sofos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.10970},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Accepted for publication by Transactions of the AMS

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