The conjecture on the ternary sum of triangular numbers Δ₁,₄,₅

For positive integers a1,\a2,\a3a_1,\a_2,\a_3, write Δa1,a2,a3\Delta_{a_1,a_2,a_3} for the corresponding sum of triangular numbers; in particular, Δ1,4,5\Delta_{1,4,5} is the ternary sum with coefficients 1,4,51,4,5. Conjecture on Δ1,4,5\Delta_{1,4,5}. The sum Δ1,4,5\Delta_{1,4,5} represents every nonnegative integer except 22. The conjecture is supported by computation through 10710^7, and Kane proved representation of all positive odd integers under the generalized Riemann hypothesis for weight-22 newforms; the full assertion remains open.

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Jangwon Ju, “Almost universal sums of triangular numbers with one exception”, arXiv:2201.04355 (2022).

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