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The Spectrum of $\mathbb{Q}$-Isotropic Binary Quadratic Forms

Number Theory 2024-04-26 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We give a complete list of the points in the spectrum Z={inf(x,y)Λ,xy0xy,Λ is a unimodular rational lattice of R2}\mathcal{Z}=\{\inf_{(x,y)\in\Lambda,xy\neq0}{\left\vert xy\right\vert},\,\text{$\Lambda$ is a unimodular rational lattice of $\mathbb{R}^2$}\} above 13.\frac{1}{3}. We further show that the set of limit points of Z\mathcal{Z} with values larger than 13,\frac{1}{3}, is equal to the set \{\frac{2m}{\sqrt{9m^2-4}+3m},\text{ where m is a Markoff number}\}.

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@article{arxiv.2404.16810,
  title  = {The Spectrum of $\mathbb{Q}$-Isotropic Binary Quadratic Forms},
  author = {Giorgos Kotsovolis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.16810},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages

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