A four-term representation by pentagonal quadratic polynomials

Let N\mathbb N denote the nonnegative integers. Four-term pentagonal representation conjecture. Every integer n>51n>51 can be written as

n=w(5w1)2+x(5x1)2+y(5y+1)2+z(5z+1)2n=\frac{w(5w-1)}2+\frac{x(5x-1)}2+\frac{y(5y+1)}2+\frac{z(5z+1)}2

with w,x,y,zNw,x,y,z\in\mathbb N.

This is an explicit eventual universality claim analogous to Lagrange’s four-square theorem, with nonnegative variables and two signs in the linear terms. No resolution is stated in the source.

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Zhi-Wei Sun, “New results similar to Lagrange's four-square theorem”, arXiv:2411.14308 (2024).

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