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2105.02854

Fine-scale distribution of roots of quadratic congruences

Jens Marklof, Matthew Welsh

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The candidate solution restates the two main claims of the paper: (i) existence of a D-dependent limiting point process Ξ for normalized roots and convergence Ξ_{N,λ} ⇒ Ξ for absolutely continuous λ (Theorem 1.2), and (ii) convergence of the pair correlation measure with an even, continuous density w_D (Theorem 1.1). It follows the paper’s geometric encoding of roots as tops of closed geodesics with apex μ/m + i√D/m (Theorem 5.1) and invokes equidistribution on Γ\G to obtain the limit process; definitions of Ξ_{N,λ} and the endpoint-continuity of limiting finite-dimensional distributions match the paper verbatim. Minor phrasing differences (geodesic vs horocycle flow emphasis) do not affect correctness. See Theorem 1.2 and (1.5) for Ξ_{N,λ} and the limit statement, and Theorem 1.1 for pair correlation with density w_D; the geodesic–root dictionary is Theorem 5.1 and related formulas.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The work establishes new limit laws for fine-scale statistics of quadratic congruence roots and ties them to dynamics on the modular surface via geodesic line processes. The arguments leverage robust equidistribution machinery and provide explicit expressions for pair correlation. The presentation is solid; minor clarifications would enhance accessibility.