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Tight universal quadratic forms

Number Theory 2021-04-07 v1

Abstract

For a positive integer nn, let T(n)\mathcal T(n) be the set of all integers greater than or equal to nn. An integral quadratic form ff is called tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universal if the set of nonzero integers that are represented by ff is exactly T(n)\mathcal T(n). The smallest possible rank over all tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universal quadratic forms is defined by t(n)t(n). In this article, we find all tight T(n)\mathcal T(n)-universal diagonal quadratic forms. We also prove that t(n)Ω(log2(n))O(n)t(n) \in \Omega(\log_2(n)) \cap O(\sqrt{n}). Explicit lower and upper bounds for t(n)t(n) will be provided for some small integer nn.

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@article{arxiv.2104.02440,
  title  = {Tight universal quadratic forms},
  author = {Mingyu Kim and Byeong-Kweon Oh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.02440},
  year   = {2021}
}