Universal sums of three quadratic polynomials
Number Theory
2020-02-14 v8
Abstract
Let a,b,c,d,e and f be integers with a≥c≥e>0, b>−a and b≡a(mod2), d>−c and d≡c(mod2), f>−e and f≡e(mod2). Suppose that b≥d if a=c, and d≥f if c=e. When b(a−b), d(c−d) and f(e−f) are not all zero, we prove that if each n∈N={0,1,2,…} can be written x(ax+b)/2+y(cy+d)/2+z(ez+f)/2 with x,y,z∈N then the tuple (a,b,c,d,e,f) must be on our list of 473 candidates, and show that 56 of them meet our purpose. When b∈[0,a), d∈[0,c) and f∈[0,e), we investigate the universal tuples (a,b,c,d,e,f) over Z for which any n∈N can be written x(ax+b)/2+y(cy+d)/2+z(ez+f)/2 with x,y,z∈Z, and show that there are totally 12082 such candidates some of which are proved to be universal tuples over Z. For example, we show that any n∈N can be written as x(x+1)/2+y(3y+1)/2+z(5z+1)/2 with x,y,z∈Z, and conjecture that each n∈N can be written as x(x+1)/2+y(3y+1)/2+z(5z+1)/2 with x,y,z∈N.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1502.03056,
title = {Universal sums of three quadratic polynomials},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.03056},
year = {2020}
}
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26 pages