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A note on the equation $x^{2}=y^{q}+1$
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 56 (1976), 83-84 Request permission

Abstract:

It is proved here that the equation ${x^2} = {y^q} + 1$ has no solution in natural numbers $x,y$ for which $q$ is a prime $> 3$.
References
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    • T. Nagell, Sur l’impossibilité de l’equation indéterminée ${y^2} = {z^p} + 1$, Norsk. Mat. Forenings Skrifter I 4 (1921).
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1976 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 56 (1976), 83-84
  • MSC: Primary 10B15
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0404133-1
  • MathSciNet review: 0404133