Hua’s theorem on five squares of primes

doi:10.1007/s11464-020-0851-z

Frontiers of Mathematics in China

2020, Vol. 15

Issue (4): 835-850 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11464-020-0851-z

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Hua’s theorem on five squares of primes

Wenjia ZHAO(

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School of Mathematics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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Abstract：

We give an alternative proof of Hua’s theorem that each large N≡5 (mod 24) can be written as a sum of five squares of primes. The proof depends on an estimate of exponential sums involving the Möbius function.

Key words： Exponential sums Hua’s theorem Möbius function

收稿日期: 2020-01-30 出版日期: 2020-09-09

Corresponding Author(s): Wenjia ZHAO

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. [J]. Frontiers of Mathematics in China, 2020, 15(4): 835-850.
Wenjia ZHAO. Hua’s theorem on five squares of primes. Front. Math. China, 2020, 15(4): 835-850.

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