On the representation of quadratic forms by quadratic forms

Abstract

Using the circle method, we show that for a fixed positive definite integral quadratic form $A$, the expected asymptotic formula for the number of representations of a positive definite integral quadratic form $B$ by $A$ holds true, providing that the dimension of $A$ is large enough in terms of the dimension of $B$ and the maximum ratio of the successive minima of $B$, and providing that $B$ is sufficiently large in terms of $A$.