Hua’s theorem on five squares of primes

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.

Keywords

Exponential sums / Hua’s theorem / Möbius function

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