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Weak approximation results for quadratic forms in four variables

Number Theory 2017-04-04 v1

Abstract

Let FF be a quadratic form in four variables, let mNm\in\mathbb{N} and let kZ4\mathbf{k}\in \mathbb{Z}^4. We count integer solutions to F(x)=0F(\mathbf{x})=0 with xkmod(m)\mathbf{x}\equiv \mathbf{k}\:\mathrm{mod}(m). One can compare this to the similar problem of counting solutions to F(x)=0F(\mathbf{x})=0 without the congruence condition. It turns out that adding the congruence condition sometimes gives a very different main term than the homogeneous case. In particular, there are examples where the number of primitive solutions to the problem is 00, while the number of unrestricted solutions is nonzero.

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@article{arxiv.1704.00502,
  title  = {Weak approximation results for quadratic forms in four variables},
  author = {Sofia Lindqvist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.00502},
  year   = {2017}
}

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14 pages

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