On representations of integers by indefinite ternary quadratic forms

Mikhail Borovoi*

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Abstract

Let f be an indefinite ternary integral quadratic form and let q be a nonzero integer such that - q det(f) is not a square. Let N(T, f, q) denote the number of integral solutions of the equation f(x) = q where x lies in the ball of radius T centered at the origin. We are interested in the asymptotic behavior of N(T, f, q) as T → ∞. We deduce from the results of our joint paper with Z. Rudnick that N(T, f, q) ∼ cEHL(T, f, q) as T → ∞, where EHL(T, f, q) is the Hardy-Littlewood expectation (the product of local densities) and 0≤c≤2. We give examples of f and q such that c takes the values 0, 1, 2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-293
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Number Theory
Volume90
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Funding

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Hermann Minkowski Center for Geometry

    Keywords

    • Ternary quadratic forms

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