Refining Lagrange's four-square theorem
Number Theory
2017-01-17 v9
Abstract
Lagrange's four-square theorem asserts that any can be written as the sum of four squares. This can be further refined in various ways. We show that any can be written as with such that (or , ) is a square (or a cube). We also prove that any can be written as with such that is a square, whenever is among the polynomials \begin{gather*} x,\ 2x,\ x-y,\ 2x-2y,\ a(x^2-y^2)\ (a=1,2,3),\ x^2-3y^2,\ 3x^2-2y^2, \\x^2+ky^2\ (k=2,3,5,6,8,12),\ (x+4y+4z)^2+(9x+3y+3z)^2, \\x^2y^2+y^2z^2+z^2x^2,\ x^4+8y^3z+8yz^3, x^4+16y^3z+64yz^3. \end{gather*} We also pose some conjectures for further research; for example, our 1-3-5-Conjecture states that any can be written as with such that is a square.
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@article{arxiv.1604.06723,
title = {Refining Lagrange's four-square theorem},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.06723},
year = {2017}
}
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24 pages, final published version