Consecutive runs of sums of two squares

Abstract: We study the distribution of consecutive sums of two squares in arithmetic progressions. If

{E_{n}}_{n i n m a t h b b N}

is the sequence of sums of two squares in increasing order, we show that for any modulus

q

and any congruence classes

a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3} m o d q

which are admissible in the sense that there are solutions to

x^{2} + y^{2} e q u i v a_{i} m o d q

, there exist infinitely many

n

with

E_{n + i - 1} e q u i v a_{i} m o d q

, for

i = 1, 2, 3

. We also show that for any

r_{1}, r_{2} g e 1

, there exist infinitely many

n

with

E_{n + i - 1} e q u i v a_{1} m o d q

for

1 l e i l e r_{1}

and

E_{n + i - 1} e q u i v a_{2} m o d q

for

r_{1} + 1 l e i l e r_{1} + r_{2}

.

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