Asymptotics of D(q)-pairs and triples via L-functions of Dirichlet charaters

Abstract: Let

q

be an integer. A

D (q)

-

m

-tuple is a set of

m

distinct positive integers

a_{1}, a_{2}, ..., a_{m}

such that

a_{i} a_{j} + q

is a perfect square for all

1 l e q i < j l e q m

. By counting integer solutions

x i n [1, b]

of congruences

x^{2} e q u i v q (m o d b)

with

b l e q N

, we count

D (q)

-pairs with both elements up to

N

, and give estimates on asymptotic behaviour. We show that for prime

q

, the number of such

D (q)

-pairs and

D (q)

-triples grows linearly with

N

. Up to a factor of

2

, the slope of this linear function is the quotient of the value of the

L

-function of an appropriate Dirichlet character (usually a Kronecker symbol) and of

z e t a (2)

.

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