$p$-adic quotient sets: Cubic forms (2110.05420v2)

Abstract: For $A\subseteq {1, 2, \ldots}$, we consider $R(A)={a/b: a, b\in A}$. It is an open problem to study the denseness of $R(A)$ in the $p$-adic numbers when $A$ is the set of nonzero values assumed by a cubic form. We study this problem for the cubic forms $ax^3+by^3$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers. We also prove that if $A$ is the set of nonzero values assumed by a non-degenerate, integral and primitive cubic form with more than 9 variables, then $R(A)$ is dense in $\mathbb{Q}_p$.