Tight universal quadratic forms

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Abstract: For a positive integer n, let mathcalT(n) be the set of all integers greater than or equal to n. An integral quadratic form f is called tight mathcalT(n)-universal if the set of nonzero integers that are represented by f is exactly mathcalT(n). The smallest possible rank over all tight mathcalT(n)-universal quadratic forms is defined by t(n). In this article, we find all tight mathcalT(n)-universal diagonal quadratic forms. We also prove that t(n)inOmega(log2(n))capO(sqrtn). Explicit lower and upper bounds for t(n) will be provided for some small integer n.














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