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A variant of the congruent number problem

Number Theory 2023-08-29 v1

Abstract

A positive integer nn is called a θ\theta-congruent number if there is a triangle with sides a,ba,b and cc for which the angle between aa and bb is equal to θ\theta and its area is nr2s2n\sqrt{r^2 - s^2}, where 0<θ<π0 < \theta < \pi, cosθ=s/r\cos \theta = s/r and 0s<r0 \leq |s| < r are relatively prime integers. The case θ=π/2\theta=\pi/2 refers to the classical congruent numbers. It is known that the problem of classifying θ\theta-congruent numbers is related to the existence of rational points on the elliptic curve y2=x(x+(r+s)n)(x(rs)n)y^2 = x(x+(r+s)n)(x-(r-s)n). In this paper, we deal with a variant of the congruent number problem where the cosine of a fixed angle is ±2/2\pm \sqrt{2}/2.

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@article{arxiv.2308.14381,
  title  = {A variant of the congruent number problem},
  author = {Jerome T. Dimabayao and Soma Purkait},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.14381},
  year   = {2023}
}

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