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The inhomogeneous minimum of binary quadratic forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Daniel Berend  and
William Moran
Daniel Berend
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
William Moran
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, S.A. 5001, Australia
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Abstract

An indefinite binary quadratic form ƒ gives rise to a certain function M on the torus. The properties of M, especially those related to its maximum – the so-called inhomogeneous minimum of ƒ – are the subject of numerous papers. Here we continue this study, putting more emphasis on the general behaviour of M.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 7 - 19
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1992

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