Sums of higher divisor functions (Q2212652)

The authors study the average behavior of the $k$th divisor (or Piltz divisor) function over values of the quadratic form $(n_1)^2+\dots+ (n_l)^2$ with $l>=3$. For $k=2$ and $l=3$ an earlier result is due to [\textit{L. Zhao}, Acta Arith. 163, No. 2, 161--177 (2014; Zbl 1346.11056)], while for $k=3$, $l=3$ to [\textit{Q. Sun} and \textit{D. Zhang}, J. Number Theory 168, 215--246 (2016; Zbl 1396.11117)]. In the proof, the famous circle method (or Hardy-Littlewood method) is applied.