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On certain cubic forms in seven variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2010

M. P. HARVEY
M. P. HARVEY*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TW email: mike.harvey@bristol.ac.uk
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Abstract

The main result of this paper is a proof of the expected asymptotic formula for the density of zeros of a family of cubic forms in seven variables. This is established using the Hardy–Littlewood circle method.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 149 , Issue 1 , July 2010 , pp. 21 - 47
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2010

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