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Thue's theorem and the diophantine equation $x^2-Dy^2=\pm N$

Author(s): Keith Matthews.
Journal: Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 1281-1286.
MSC (2000): Primary 11D09
Posted: September 17, 2001
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Abstract: A constructive version of a theorem of Thue is used to provide representations of certain integers as $x^2-Dy^2$, where $D=2,3,5,6,7$.

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Additional Information:

Keith Matthews
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 4072
Email: krm@maths.uq.edu.au

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01381-3
PII: S 0025-5718(01)01381-3
Received by editor(s): May 5, 2000
Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 4, 2000
Posted: September 17, 2001
Copyright of article: Copyright 2001, American Mathematical Society

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