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A counterexample to the Conjecture of Ankeny, Artin and Chowla

Number Theory 2025-12-16 v3

Abstract

Let pp be a prime number with p1mod4p\equiv 1\mod 4, let ω=1+p2\omega=\frac{1+\sqrt{p}}{2}, let ε>1\varepsilon>1 be the fundamental unit of Z[ω]\mathbb{Z}[\omega] and let xx and yy be the unique nonnegative integers with ε=x+yω\varepsilon=x+y\omega. The Ankeny-Artin-Chowla-Conjecture states that pp is not a divisor of yy. In this note, we provide and discuss a counterexample to this conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.2410.21864,
  title  = {A counterexample to the Conjecture of Ankeny, Artin and Chowla},
  author = {Andreas Reinhart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.21864},
  year   = {2025}
}