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Tight universal octagonal forms

Number Theory 2022-02-21 v1

Abstract

Let P8(x)=3x22xP_8(x)=3x^2-2x. For positive integers a1,a2,,aka_1,a_2,\dots,a_k, a polynomial of the form a1P8(x1)+a2P8(x2)++akP8(xk)a_1P_8(x_1)+a_2P_8(x_2)+\cdots+a_kP_8(x_k) is called an octagonal form. For a positive integer nn, an octagonal form is called tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universal if it represents (over z\mathbb{z}) every positive integer greater than or equal to nn and does not represent any positive integer less than nn. In this article, we find all tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universal octagonal forms for every n2n\ge 2. Furthermore, we provide an effective criterion on tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universality of an arbirary octagonal form, which is a generalization of "15-Theorem" of Conway and Schneeberger.

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@article{arxiv.2202.09304,
  title  = {Tight universal octagonal forms},
  author = {Jangwon Ju and Mingyu Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.09304},
  year   = {2022}
}