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Approximation by a sum of polynomials of different degrees involving primes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Ming-Chit Liu
Affiliation:
Mathematics DepartmentUniversity of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Abstract

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Let λj (1 ≦ j ≦ 4) be any nonzero real numbers which are not all of the same sign and not all in rational ratio and let pj be polynomials of degree one or two with integer coefficients and positive leading coefficients. The author proves that if exactly two pj are of degree two then for any real n there are infinitely many solutions in primes pj of the inequality . where 0 <β < (√(21)–1)∖5760.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1979

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