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A272084 Number of ordered ways to write n as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2 with 4*x^2 + 5*y^2 + 20*z*w a square, where x,y,z,w are nonnegative integers with z < w. 28
1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 8, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 5, 4, 4, 1, 6, 3, 6, 2, 5, 6, 7, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 5, 9, 3 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,5
COMMENTS
Conjecture: (i) a(n) > 0 for all n > 0, and a(n) = 1 only for n = 2^k*q (k = 0,1,2,... and q = 1, 3, 7), 4^k*m (k = 0,1,2,... and m = 21, 30, 38, 62, 70, 77, 142, 217, 237, 302, 382, 406, 453, 670).
(ii) For each triple (a,b,c) = (1,8,8), (7,9,-12), (9,40,-24), (9,40,-60), any positive integer can be written as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2 with a*x^2 + b*y^2 + c*z*w a square, where w is a positive integer and x,y,z are nonnegative integers.
(iii) Any natural number can be written as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2 with (3*x+5*y)^2 -24*z*w a square, where x,y,z,w are nonnegative integers. Also, for each ordered pair (a,b) = (1,4), (1,8), (1,12), (1,24), (1,32), (1,48), (25,24), (1,-4), (9,-4), (121,-20), every natural number can be written as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2 with a*x^2 + b*y*z a square, where x,y,z,w are nonnegative integers.
(iv) Any natural number can be written as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2 with (x^2-y^2)*(w^2-2*z^2) (or (x^2-y^2)*(2*w^2-z^2) or (x^2-y^2)*(w^2-5*z^2)) a square, where w,x,y,z are integers.
See also A262357, A268507, A269400, A271510, A271513, A271518, A271665, A271714, A271721, A271724, A271775, A271778 and A271824 for other conjectures refining Lagrange's four-square theorem.
LINKS
Zhi-Wei Sun, Refining Lagrange's four-square theorem, arXiv:1604.06723, 2016.
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 1 since 1 = 0^2 + 0^2 + 0^2 + 1^2 with 0 < 1 and 4*0^2 + 5*0^2 + 20*0*1 = 0^2.
a(2) = 1 since 2 = 1^2 + 0^2 + 0^2 + 1^2 with 0 < 1 and 4*1^2 + 5*0^2 + 20*0*1 = 2^2.
a(3) = 1 since 3 = 1^2 + 1^2 + 0^2 + 1^2 with 0 < 1 and 4*1^2 + 5*1^2 + 20*0*1 = 3^2.
a(6) = 1 since 6 = 1^2 + 1^2 + 0^2 + 2^2 with 0 < 2 and 4*1^2 + 5*1^2 + 20*0*2 = 3^2.
a(14) = 1 since 14 = 1^2 + 3^2 + 0^2 + 2^2 with 0 < 2 and 4*1^2 + 5*3^2 + 20*0*2 = 7^2.
a(21) = 1 since 21 = 0^2 + 2^2 + 1^2 + 4^2 with 1 < 4 and 4*0^2 + 5*2^2 + 20*1*4 = 10^2.
a(30) = 1 since 30 = 4^2 + 2^2 + 1^2 + 3^2 with 1 < 3 and 4*4^2 + 5*2^2 + 20*1*3 = 12^2.
a(38) = 1 since 38 = 1^2 + 1^2 + 0^2 + 6^2 with 0 < 6 and 4*1^2 + 5*1^2 + 20*0*6 = 3^2.
a(62) = 1 since 62 = 1^2 + 3^2 + 4^2 + 6^2 with 4 < 6 and 4*1^2 + 5*3^2 + 20*4*6 = 23^2.
a(70) = 1 since 70 = 7^2 + 1^2 + 2^2 + 4^2 with 2 < 4 and 4*7^2 + 5*1^2 + 20*2*4 = 19^2.
a(77) = 1 since 77 = 4^2 + 6^2 + 3^2 + 4^2 with 3 < 4 and 4*4^2 + 5*6^2 + 20*3*4 = 22^2.
a(142) = 1 since 142 = 4^2 + 6^2 + 3^2 + 9^2 with 3 < 9 and 4*4^2 + 5*6^2 + 20*3*9 = 28^2.
a(217) = 1 since 217 = 6^2 + 6^2 + 8^2 + 9^2 with 8 < 9 and 4*6^2 + 5*6^2 + 20*8*9 = 42^2.
a(237) = 1 since 237 = 5^2 + 8^2 + 2^2 + 12^2 with 2 < 12 and 4*5^2 + 5*8^2 + 20*2*12 = 30^2.
a(302) = 1 since 302 = 11^2 + 9^2 + 6^2 + 8^2 with 6 < 8 and 4*11^2 + 5*9^2 + 20*6*8 = 43^2.
a(382) = 1 since 382 = 11^2 + 7^2 + 4^2 + 14^2 with 4 < 14 and 4*11^2 + 5*4^2 + 20*4*14 = 43^2.
a(406) = 1 since 406 = 8^2 + 6^2 + 9^2 + 15^2 with 9 < 15 and 4*8^2 + 5*6^2 + 20*9*15 = 56^2.
a(453) = 1 since 453 = 8^2 + 14^2 + 7^2 + 12^2 with 7 < 12 and 4*8^2 + 5*14^2 + 20*7*12 = 54^2.
a(670) = 1 since 670 = 17^2 + 11^2 + 2^2 + 16^2 with 2 < 16 and 4*17^2 + 5*11^2 + 20*2*16 = 49^2.
MATHEMATICA
SQ[n_]:=SQ[n]=IntegerQ[Sqrt[n]]
Do[r=0; Do[If[SQ[n-x^2-y^2-z^2]&&SQ[4x^2+5y^2+20*z*Sqrt[n-x^2-y^2-z^2]], r=r+1], {x, 0, Sqrt[n-1]}, {y, 0, Sqrt[n-1-x^2]}, {z, 0, Sqrt[(n-1-x^2-y^2)/2]}]; Print[n, " ", r]; Continue, {n, 1, 100}]
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A367759 A125769 A367799 * A003023 A156070 A323670
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Zhi-Wei Sun, Apr 19 2016
STATUS
approved

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