Higher Descent on Pell Conics II. Two Centuries of Missed Opportunities
Number Theory
2007-05-23 v1 History and Overview
Abstract
We discuss the history of attempts to solve the Pell equation using certain auxiliary equations that correspond, in modern terminology, to a second 2-descent.
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@article{arxiv.math/0311296,
title = {Higher Descent on Pell Conics II. Two Centuries of Missed Opportunities},
author = {Franz Lemmermeyer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0311296},
year = {2007}
}
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11 pages