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Weighted representation functions on $\mathbb{Z}_m$

Number Theory 2014-09-16 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let mm, k1k_1, and k2k_2 be three integers with m2m\ge 2. For any set AZmA\subseteq \mathbb{Z}_m and nZmn\in \mathbb{Z}_m, let r^k1,k2(A,n)\hat{r}_{k_1,k_2}(A,n) denote the number of solutions of the equation n=k1a1+k2a2n=k_1a_1+k_2a_2 with a1,a2Aa_1,a_2\in A. In this paper, using exponential sums, we characterize all mm, k1k_1, k2k_2, and AA for which r^k1,k2(A,n)=r^k1,k2(ZmA,n)\hat{r}_{k_1,k_2}(A,n)=\hat{r}_{k_1,k_2}(\mathbb{Z}_m\setminus A,n) for all nZmn\in \mathbb{Z}_m. We also pose several problems for further research.

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@article{arxiv.1208.4195,
  title  = {Weighted representation functions on $\mathbb{Z}_m$},
  author = {Quan-Hui Yang and Yong-Gao Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.4195},
  year   = {2014}
}

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9 pages

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