Small solutions of quadratic congruences, and character sums with binary quadratic forms

DOI10.1112/S0025579315000364zbMATH Open1375.11036arXiv1411.4816OpenAlexW2215013283MaRDI QIDQ2810740FDOQ2810740

D. R. Heath-Brown

Publication date: 6 June 2016

Published in: Mathematika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $Q(x,y,z)$ be an integral quadratic form with determinant coprime to some modulus $q$. We show that $qmidQ$ for some non-zero integer vector $(x,y,z)$ of length $O(q^{5/8+varepsilon})$, for any fixed $varepsilon>0$. Without the coprimality condition on the determinant one could not achieve an exponent below $2/3$. The proof uses a bound for short character sums involving binary quadratic forms, which extends a result of Chang.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.4816

zbMATH Keywords

character sumsintegral quadratic forms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Congruences in many variables (11D79) General ternary and quaternary quadratic forms; forms of more than two variables (11E20) Estimates on character sums (11L40)

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• On the smallest solution to the general binary quadratic diophantine equation
• On superorthogonality
• On character sums of binary quadratic forms
• Asymptotic behavior of small solutions of quadratic congruences in three variables modulo prime powers
• Burgess bounds for short character sums evaluated at forms

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