Decomposable form inequalities (Q1826274)

Let \(L_i({\mathbf x})\in\mathbb{C}[x_1,\dots x_n]\) be linear forms for \(1\leq i\leq d\), and let \(F({\mathbf x})=\prod^d_1 L_i({\mathbf x})\). Write \[ V(F)= \text{Vol}\{{\mathbf x}\in \mathbb{R}^n:| F({\mathbf x})|\leq 1\}. \] The first result states that if \(V(F)\) is finite then \(V(F)\ll_{n,d} 1\), providing that \(F\) does not vanish at any nonzero integer point. Let \(N_F(m)\) denote the number of integral solutions \({\mathbf x}\) of the inequality \(| F({\mathbf x})|\leq m\). To describe the behaviour of \(N_F(m)\) the natural condition on \(F\) is that it should be of `finite type'. By this it is meant that, if \(F\) is restricted to any rational subspace, then the volume analogous to \(V(F)\) is finite. The second theorem then states that \(N_F(m)\) is finite for all \(m\) if and only if \(F\) is of finite type, and in this case one has \[ N_F(m)\ll_{n,d} m^{n/d}. \] Finally it is shown that \(N_F(m)\sim V(F)m^{n/d}\) as \(m\to\infty\), if \(F\) is of finite type. The error term in the asymptotic formula is given explicitly, and depends on the height of \(F\). These results dramatically extend work of \textit{K. Mahler} [Acta Math. 62, 91--166 (1934; Zbl 0008.19801; JFM 60.0159.04)] and \textit{W. M. Schmidt} [Diophantine approximations and Diophantine equations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1467. Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1991; Zbl 0754.11020)] for the case \(n= 2\).