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$p$-adic quotient sets: Cubic forms

Number Theory 2021-10-26 v2

Abstract

For A{1,2,}A\subseteq \{1, 2, \ldots\}, we consider R(A)={a/b:a,bA}R(A)=\{a/b: a, b\in A\}. It is an open problem to study the denseness of R(A)R(A) in the pp-adic numbers when AA is the set of nonzero values assumed by a cubic form. We study this problem for the cubic forms ax3+by3ax^3+by^3, where aa and bb are integers. We also prove that if AA is the set of nonzero values assumed by a non-degenerate, integral and primitive cubic form with more than 9 variables, then R(A)R(A) is dense in Qp\mathbb{Q}_p.

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@article{arxiv.2110.05420,
  title  = {$p$-adic quotient sets: Cubic forms},
  author = {Deepa Antony and Rupam Barman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.05420},
  year   = {2021}
}

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6 pages

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