Number of Representations of p-One-Dimensional Forms by a Genus

We study branching of representations of a locally p-one-dimensional form by a genus of positive definite integral quadratic forms. We give a complete list of minimal representations by a genus for forms of square level. GaussMinkowski formulas are obtained for heights of representations over the ring of integers. As an application, we obtain formulas for heights of primitive representations by genera for specific forms constructed by the method of orthogonal complement. Bibliography: 6 titles.     

Representations by bilinear forms (and.p a)

Summary An expression is derived for the number of representations of one bilinear form by another (mod p^a). From this, an explicit formula for the number of such representations is obtained in the case where both forms have square nonsingular matrices (mod p). A related bilinear analog of a lemma of Siegel on representations by quadratic forms (mod p^a) is also proved. In memory of guido Castelnuovo, in the recurrence of the first centenary of his birth. Research supported by National Science Foundation Grants GP-2542 and GP-4015.     

Integral quadratic forms and Dirichlet series

A Dirichlet series with multiplicative coefficients has an Euler product representation. In this paper we consider the special case where these coefficients are derived from the numbers of representations of an integer by an integral quadratic form. At first we suppose this quadratic form to be positive definite. In general the representation numbers are not multiplicative. Instead we consider the average number of representations over all classes in the genus of the quadratic form. And we consider only representations of integers of the form tk ² with t square-free. If we divide the average representation number for these integers by a suitable factor, we do get a multiplicative function. Using results from Siegel (Ann. Math. 36:527–606, 1935), we derive a uniform expression for the Euler product expansion of the corresponding Dirichlet series. As a special case, we consider the standard quadratic form in n variables corresponding to the identity matrix. Here we use results from Shimura (Am. J. Math. 124:1059–1081, 2002). For 2≤n≤8, the genus of this particular quadratic form contains only one class, and this leads to a rather simple expression for the Dirichlet series, where the coefficients are just the number of representations of a square as the sum of n squares. Finally we consider the indefinite case, where we can get results similar to the definite case.     

Action of the group of classes on representations of numbers by a ternary quadratic form: The formulas of Siegel and Kneser-Hsia-Peters

We specify in explicit form the action of the group of classes of binary quadratic forms of determinant dm on the set of primitive representations of the number m by a ternary quadratic form. As a consequence, we obtain an elementary proof of Siegel's formulas for the weighted number of representations by a genus and formulas for the weighted number of representations by a spinor genus of ternary forms.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 151, pp. 141–158, 1986.     

On certain problems in the analytical arithmetic of quadratic forms arising from the theory of curves of genus 2 with elliptic differentials

For an imaginary quadratic fieldK we study the asymptotic behaviour (with respect top) of the number of integers inK with norm of the formk(p−k) for some 1≤k≤p−1, wherep is a prime number. The motivation for studying this problem is that it is known by recent results due to G. Frey and E. Kani that knowledge of this asymptotic behaviour can lead to statements of existence of curves of genus 2 with elliptic differentials in particular cases. We give a general, and from one point of view complete, answer to this question on asymptotic behaviour. This answer is derived from a theorem concerning the number of representations of a natural number by certain quaternary quadratic forms. This second result may be of some independent interest because it can be seen as a generalisation of the classical theorem of Jacobi on the number of representations of a natural number as a sum of 4 squares.     

Positive definite <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-regular quadratic forms

A positive definite integral quadratic form f is called n-regular if f represents every quadratic form of rank n that is represented by the genus of f. In this paper, we show that for any integer n greater than or equal to 27, every n-regular (even) form f is (even) n-universal, that is, f represents all (even, respectively) positive definite integral quadratic forms of rank n. As an application, we show that the minimal rank of n-regular forms has an exponential lower bound for n as it increases.     

Spinor equivalence of quadratic forms

Let f be an integral quadratic form in three or more variables and g any form in the genus of f. There exist an effectively determinable prime p and a form g′, belonging to the proper spinor genus of g, such that g′ is a p-neighbor of f in the graph of f. Using this, an alternative decision procedure for the spinor equivalence of quadratic forms is given.     

Local-global principles for representations of quadratic forms

We prove a local-global principle for the problem of representations of quadratic forms by quadratic forms over ℤ, in codimension ≥5. The proof uses the ergodic theory of p-adic groups, together with a fairly general observation on the structure of orbits of an arithmetic group acting on integral points of a variety.     

Quasi-genera of quadratic forms

Let f be a quadratic form in n variables (n > 1) with nonzero determinant d. A prime p is said to be exceptional with respect to f if every automorph of f with rational elements, determinant ±1 and denominator prime to 2d has a denominator which is a quadratic residue of p. (Throughout, slight modifications must be made if p = 2.) Except for certain binary forms, each exceptional prime induces a splitting of the genus into two quasi-genera. Building on previous results, necessary and sufficient conditions are given that a prime p be exceptional for n = 2 and n = 3 and necessary conditions for n > 3. It is proved that there are no exceptional primes for n > 4 and only possibly in special cases for n = 4. A connection is shown between representations of integers by certain ternary forms and the existence of quasi-genera. Possible connections with spinor genera are mentioned and a few unanswered questions are posed.     

On primitive spinor exceptional representations

We establish a relationship between primitive representations of certain n-ary quadratic form g by a spinor genus of an (n + 2)-ary quadratic form f and primitive representations of some n-ary subform g′ of g by f itself. We discuss this in the general context of an algebraic number field.     

Eisenstein Series of 3/2 Weight and Eligible Numbers of Positive Definite Ternary Forms

A general algorithm is given for the number of representations for a positive integer n by the genus of a positive definite ternary quadratic form with form ax² + by² + cz². Using this algorithm, we study several nontrivial genera of positive ternary forms with small discriminants in the paper. As a conclusion we prove that f₁ = x² + y² + 7z² represents all eligible numbers congruent to 2 mod 3 except 14 _* 7^2k which was conjectured by Kaplansky in [K]. Our method is to use Eisenstein series of weight 3/2.     

Tame Supercuspidal Representations of GL(n) Distinguished by a Unitary Group

This paper analyzes the space Hom_H(, 1), where is an irreducible, tame supercuspidal representation of GL(n) over a p-adic field and H is a unitary group in n variables contained in GL(n). It is shown that this space of linear forms has dimension at most one. The representations which admit nonzero H-invariant linear forms are characterized in several ways, for example, as the irreducible, tame supercuspidal representations which are quadratic base change lifts.Research supported in part by NSA grant #MDA904-99-1-0065.Research supported in part by NSERC     

Spinor norms of local autometries of generalized quadratic lattices

It is proved that the group of spinor norms of autometries of a generalized quadratic lattice ℒ over the ring of integral elements v _p of a local field k _p , in the case wherep∤2 and ℒ is a generalized translation, is generated by the spinor norms of symmetries contained in the group of autometries of ℒ. As a corollary, an extension to the case of generalized quadratic lattices is given for known sufficient conditions of coincidence of the genus and the spinor genus of a quadratic lattice. Bibliography: 9 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 211, 1994, pp. 161–173. Translated by Yu. G. Teterin.     

Galois representations for holomorphic Siegel modular forms

We prove local–global compatibility (up to a quadratic twist) of Galois representations associated to holomorphic Hilbert–Siegel modular forms in many cases (induced from Borel or Klingen parabolic), and as a corollary we obtain a conjecture of Skinner and Urban. For Siegel modular forms, when the local representation is an irreducible principal series we get local–global compatibility without a twist. We achieve this by proving a version of rigidity (strong multiplicity one) for GSp(4) using, on the one hand the doubling method to compute the standard L-function, and on the other hand the explicit classification of the irreducible local representations of GSp(4) over p-adic fields; then we use the existence of a globally generic Hilbert–Siegel modular form weakly equivalent to the original and we refer to Sorensen (Mathematica 15:623–670, 2010) for local–global compatibility in that case.     

Dual Homogeneous Forms and Varieties of Power Sums

We review the classical definition of the dual homogeneous form of arbitrary even degree which generalizes the well-known notion of the dual quadratic form. Following the ideas of S. Mukai we apply this construction to the study of the varieties parametrizing representations of a homogeneous polynomial as a sum of powers of linear forms.Research supported in part by NSF Grant DMS 0245203.Lecture held in the Seminario Matematico e Fisico on October 15, 2003Received: April, 2004     

A congruence for the Fourier coefficients of a modular form and its application to quadratic forms

Let F(z)=∑ _n=1^∞ A(n)q ⁿ denote the unique weight 6 normalized cuspidal eigenform on Γ₀(4). We prove that A(p)≡0,2,−1(mod 11) when p≠11 is a prime. We then use this congruence to give an application to the number of representations of an integer by quadratic form of level 4.      

A computation of the Witt index for rational quadratic forms

Summary This paper adds the finishing touches to an algorithmic treatment of quadratic forms over the rational numbers. The Witt index of a rational quadratic form is explicitly computed. When combined with a recent adjustment in the Haase invariants, this gives a complete set of invariants for rational quadratic forms, a set which can be computed and which respects all of the standard natural operations (including the tensor product) for quadratic forms. The overall approach does not use (at least explicitly) anyp-adic methods, but it does give the Witt ring of thep-adics as well as the Witt ring of the rationals.     

Indefinite higher Riesz transforms

Stein’s higher Riesz transforms are translation invariant operators on L ²(R ⁿ ) built from multipliers whose restrictions to the unit sphere are eigenfunctions of the Laplace–Beltrami operators. In this article, generalizing Stein’s higher Riesz transforms, we construct a family of translation invariant operators by using discrete series representations for hyperboloids associated to the indefinite quadratic form of signature (p,q). We prove that these operators extend to L ^r -bounded operators for 1<r<∞ if the parameter of the discrete series representations is generic.     

Deformations of Diophantine Systems for Quadratic Forms of the Root Lattices A n

The paper considers a method of deformation of Diophantine quadratic systems in the n-dimensional root lattices A_n, which allows one to obtain sections of matrix quadratic equations Q[X] = A for quadratic forms Q of the lattices A_n and formulas for the number of form representations by the corresponding sections. Bibliography: 10 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 314, 2004, pp. 5–14.