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Translation invariant quadratic forms and dense sets of primes

Number Theory 2021-05-28 v1

Abstract

Let f(x1,,xs)f(x_1,\ldots,x_s) be a translation invariant indefinite quadratic form of integer coefficients with s10s\ge 10. Let AP{1,2,,X}\mathcal{A}\subseteq \mathcal{P}\cap \{1,2,\ldots,X\}. Let XX be sufficiently large. Subject to a rank condition, we prove that there exist distinct primes p1,,psAp_1,\ldots,p_s\in \mathcal{A} such that f(p1,,ps)=0f(p_1,\ldots,p_s)=0 as soon as AXlogX(loglogX)180.|\mathcal{A}|\ge \frac{X}{\log X} (\log\log X)^{-\frac{1}{80}}.

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@article{arxiv.2105.12958,
  title  = {Translation invariant quadratic forms and dense sets of primes},
  author = {Lilu Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.12958},
  year   = {2021}
}