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\begin{document}$$Q\left( v_{1}\right) -Q\left( v_{2}\right) ,\ldots Q\left( v_{n-1}\right) -Q\left( v_{n}\right) $$\end{document}, lie in prescribed intervals is obtained. The results are valid provided that the quadratic form has rank at least 5, is not a multiple of a rational form and n is at most the rank of the quadratic form. For certain quadratic forms satisfying Diophantine conditions we obtain a rate for the limit. The proofs are based on those in the recent preprint (Distribution of values of quadratic forms at integral points. http://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/sfb701/files/preprints/sfb13003.pdf, 2013) of Götze and Margulis, in which they prove an ‘effective’ version of the Oppenheim conjecture. In particular, the proofs rely on Fourier analysis and estimates for certain theta series.
