Integral matrices as diagonal quadratic forms

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which a diagonal quadratic form $\sum_{i=1}^{m}a_i X_i^2$ represents every $n \times n$ integral matrix, where $a_i$ ($1 \leq i \leq m$) are integers. For $n=2$, we give a necessary and sufficient condition. Also we give some sufficient conditions for each $n \geq 2$ where $a_i$ ($1 \leq i \leq m$) are pairwisely coprime.