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The Diophantine equation 
Author:
J. H. E. Cohn
Journal:
Math. Comp. 66 (1997), 1347-1351
MSC (1991):
Primary 11D25
MathSciNet review:
1415800
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Abstract: An effective method is derived for solving the equation of the title in positive integers and for given completely, and is carried out for all . If is of the form , then there is the solution , ; in the above range, except for with solution , , there are no other solutions.
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J.
H. E. Cohn, Lucas and Fibonacci numbers and some Diophantine
equations, Proc. Glasgow Math. Assoc. 7 (1965),
24–28 (1965). MR 0177944
(31 #2202)
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Wilhelm Ljunggren, Einige Sätze über unbestimmte Gleichungen von der Form
, Vid-Akad. Skr. Norske Oslo 1942 No. 9.
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- J. H. E. Cohn, Lucas and Fibonacci numbers and some Diophantine equations, Proc. Glasgow Math. Assoc. 7 (1965), 24-28. MR 31:2202
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- Wilhelm Ljunggren, Einige Sätze über unbestimmte Gleichungen von der Form
, Vid-Akad. Skr. Norske Oslo 1942 No. 9.
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J. H. E. Cohn
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
Email:
j.cohn@rhbnc.ac.uk
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-97-00851-X
PII:
S 0025-5718(97)00851-X
Received by editor(s):
March 4, 1996
Article copyright:
© Copyright 1997 American Mathematical Society
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