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Homogeneous quadratic equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

H. Davenport
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Let

be a quadratic form with integral coefficients, and suppose the equation

has a solution in integers x1…, xn, not all 0. It was proved by Cassels [2] that there is such a solution, which satisfies the estimate

where F = max|fij|. It was later observed by Birch and Davenport [1] that the result can be stated in a slightly more general form. Let

be a quadratic form which assumes only integral values at the points (x1 …, x2) of an n-dimensional lattice Λ of determinant Δ. Suppose there is some point of Λ, other than the origin, at which ø = 0. Then there is such a point for which also

where Φ = max |øij|.

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Research Article
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Mathematika , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , June 1971 , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © University College London 1971

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References

1.Birch, B. J. and Davenport, H., Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 54 (1958), 135–138.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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3.Minkowski, H., Geometrie der Zahlen, Kap. 5.Google Scholar