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Small fractional parts of binary forms

Number Theory 2022-03-11 v1

Abstract

We obtain bounds on fractional parts of binary forms of the shape Ψ(x,y)=αkxk+αlxlykl+αl1xl1ykl+1++α0yk\Psi(x,y)=\alpha_k x^k+\alpha_l x^ly^{k-l}+\alpha_{l-1}x^{l-1}y^{k-l+1}+\cdots+\alpha_0 y^k with αk,αl,,α0R\alpha_k,\alpha_l,\ldots,\alpha_0\in\mathbb{R} and lk2.l\leq k-2. By exploiting recent progress on Vinogradov's mean value theorem and earlier work on exponential sums over smooth numbers, we derive estimates superior to those obtained hitherto for the best exponent σ\sigma, depending on kk and l,l, such that \begin{equation*} \min_{\substack{0\leq x,y\leq X\\(x,y)\neq (0,0)}}\|\Psi(x,y)\|\leq X^{-\sigma+\epsilon}.\end{equation*}

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@article{arxiv.2203.05535,
  title  = {Small fractional parts of binary forms},
  author = {Kiseok Yeon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.05535},
  year   = {2022}
}

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