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Improved upper bounds on Diophantine tuples with the property $D(n)$

Number Theory 2025-05-14 v2

Abstract

Let nn be a non-zero integer. A set SS of positive integers is a Diophantine tuple with the property D(n)D(n) if ab+nab+n is a perfect square for each a,bSa,b \in S with aba \neq b. It is of special interest to estimate the quantity MnM_n, the maximum size of a Diophantine tuple with the property D(n)D(n). In this notes, we show the contribution of intermediate elements is O(loglogn)O(\log \log |n|), improving a result by Dujella. As a consequence, we deduce that Mn(2+o(1))lognM_n\leq (2+o(1))\log |n|, improving the best-known upper bound on MnM_n by Becker and Murty.

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@article{arxiv.2406.00840,
  title  = {Improved upper bounds on Diophantine tuples with the property $D(n)$},
  author = {Chi Hoi Yip},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.00840},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

4 pages, revised based on referee comments