Universal mixed sums of generalized 4- and 8-gonal numbers

DOI10.1142/S179304212050030XzbMATH Open1450.11031arXiv1809.03673OpenAlexW2970357421WikidataQ114071954 ScholiaQ114071954MaRDI QIDQ5221473FDOQ5221473

Authors: Jangwon Ju, Byeong-Kweon Oh 

Publication date: 26 March 2020

Published in: International Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An integer of the form $P_m(x)=frac(m-2)x^2-(m-4)x2$ for an integer $x$, is called a generalized $m$-gonal number. For positive integers $alph{a}_1,dots,alph{a}_u$ and $$, a mixed sum $$ of generalized $4$- and $8$-gonal numbers is called universal if $Phi=N$ has an integer solution for any nonnegative integer $N$. In this article, we prove that there are exactly 1271 proper universal mixed sums of generalized $4$- and $8$-gonal numbers. Furthermore, the "$61$-theorem" is proved, which states that an arbitrary mixed sum of generalized $4$- and $8$-gonal numbers is universal if and only if it represents the integers $1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$, $7$, $8$, $9$, $10$, $12$, $13$, $14$, $15$, $18$, $20$, $30$, $60$, and $61$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.03673

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zbMATH Keywords

quadratic formsuniversal quadratic formsgeneralized polygonal numbersfifteen-theoremmixed sums of polygonal numbersuniversal mixed sums

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic and bilinear Diophantine equations (11D09) Quadratic forms over global rings and fields (11E12) General ternary and quaternary quadratic forms; forms of more than two variables (11E20)

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