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Tight universal octagonal forms

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Let $P_8(x)=3x^2-2x$. For positive integers $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k$, a polynomial of the form $a_1P_8(x_1)+a_2P_8(x_2)+\cdots+a_kP_8(x_k)$ is called an octagonal form. For a positive integer $n$, an octagonal form is called tight $\mathcal T(n)$-universal if it represents (over $\mathbb{z}$) every positive integer greater than or equal to $n$ and does not represent any positive integer less than $n$. In this article, we find all tight $\mathcal T(n)$-universal octagonal forms for every $n\ge 2$. Furthermore, we provide an effective criterion on tight $\mathcal T(n)$-universality of an arbirary octagonal form, which is a generalization of "15-Theorem" of Conway and Schneeberger.

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10.48550/arxiv.2202.09304
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W4226412027
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arXiv (Cornell University)
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