Affiliation:
1. Department of Mathematics, Purdue University , 150 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067, USA
Abstract
Abstract
We obtain bounds on fractional parts of binary forms of the shape $$\Psi(x,y)=\alpha_k x^k+\alpha_l x^ly^{k-l}+\alpha_{l-1}x^{l-1}y^{k-l+1}+\cdots+\alpha_0 y^k$$ with $\alpha_k,\alpha_l,\ldots,\alpha_0\in{\mathbb R}$ and $l\leq k-2.$ By exploiting recent progress on Vinogradov’s mean value theorem and earlier work on exponential sums over smooth numbers, we derive estimates superior to those obtained hitherto for the best exponent σ, depending on k and $l,$ such that $$ \min_{\substack{0\leq x,y\leq X\\(x,y)\neq (0,0)}}\|\Psi(x,y)\|\leq X^{-\sigma+\epsilon}. $$
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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