Abstract
We apply recent progress on Vinogradov's mean value theorem to improve bounds for the function H(k) in the Waring-Goldbach problem. We obtain new results for all exponents k≥7, and in particular establish that for large k one has H(k)≤(4k−2)logk−(2log2−1)k−3.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303–310 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Monatshefte für Mathematik |
| Volume | 183 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 15 Jun 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 May 2017 |
Keywords
- Vinogradov mean-value theorem
- Waring–Goldbach problem
- Weyl sums