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An infinite collection of quartic polynomials whose products of consecutive values are not perfect squares

Number Theory 2017-08-01 v1

Abstract

Using an elementary identity, we prove that for infinitely many polynomials P(x)Z[X]P(x)\in \mathbb{Z}[X] of fourth degree, the equation k=1nP(k)=y2\prod\limits_{k=1}^{n}P(k)=y^2 has finitely many solutions in Z\mathbb{Z}. We also give an example of a quartic polynomial for which the product of it's first consecutive values is infinitely often a perfect square.

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@article{arxiv.1610.02340,
  title  = {An infinite collection of quartic polynomials whose products of consecutive values are not perfect squares},
  author = {Konstantinos Gaitanas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.02340},
  year   = {2017}
}

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