Representing Integers as the Sum of Two Squares in the Ring $\Z_n$
Number Theory
2014-04-02 v1
Abstract
A classical theorem in number theory due to Euler states that a positive integer can be written as the sum of two squares if and only if all prime factors of , with , have even exponent in the prime factorization of . One can consider a minor variation of this theorem by not allowing the use of zero as a summand in the representation of as the sum of two squares. Viewing each of these questions in , the ring of integers modulo , we give a characterization of all integers such that every can be written as the sum of two squares in .
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@article{arxiv.1404.0187,
title = {Representing Integers as the Sum of Two Squares in the Ring $\Z_n$},
author = {Joshua Harrington and Lenny Jones and Alicia Lamarche},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.0187},
year = {2014}
}