On the Waring problem in algebraic number fields

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Let \(K\) be an algebraic number field of degree \(n\) over the rationals, \(k\) a natural number \(> 3\), and \(J_k\) the subring of \(K\) generated by all \(k\)-th powers of algebraic integers in \(K\). Let \(G(k)\) denote the smallest of all the natural numbers \(s\) possessing the following property: There exist two positive constants \(c'\) and \(c\), depending only on \(K\), \(k\), and \(s\), such that for every totally positive \(\nu\in J_k\) with \(N(\nu) > c'\) the diophantine equation \(\nu = \lambda_1^k + \cdots + \lambda_s^k\) is solvable in totally nonnegative algebraic integers \(\lambda_j\) in \(K\) with \(N(\lambda_j)^k \le c N(\nu)\). Then \[ G(k) < n k (3 \log k + 3 \log ((n^2 + 1)/2) + 11). \] This is an improvement of a result of \textit{T. Tatuzawa} [J. Math. Soc. Japan 10, 322--341 (1958; Zbl 0227.10014)], who showed \(G(k) < 8 n k (k + n).











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