Weak approximation results for quadratic forms in four variables

Publication date 3 April 2017

Abstract: Let

F

be a quadratic form in four variables, let

m i n m a t h b b N

and let

m a t h b f k i n m a t h b b Z^{4}

. We count integer solutions to

F (m a t h b f x) = 0

with

m a t h b f x e q u i v m a t h b f k : m a t h r m m o d (m)

. One can compare this to the similar problem of counting solutions to

F (m a t h b f x) = 0

without the congruence condition. It turns out that adding the congruence condition sometimes gives a very different main term than the homogeneous case. In particular, there are examples where the number of primitive solutions to the problem is

0

, while the number of unrestricted solutions is nonzero.

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