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On a family of unit equations over simplest cubic fields

Number Theory 2021-04-27 v1

Abstract

Let aZa\in \mathbb{Z} and ρ\rho be a root of fa(x)=x3ax2(a+3)x1f_a(x)=x^3-ax^2-(a+3)x-1, then the number field Ka=Q(ρ)K_a=\mathbb{Q}(\rho) is called a simplest cubic field. In this paper we consider the family of unit equations u1+u2=nu_1+u_2=n where u1,u2Z[ρ]u_1,u_2\in \mathbb{Z}[\rho]^* and nZn\in \mathbb{Z}. We completely solve the unit equations under the restriction nmax{1,a1/3}|n|\leq \max\{1,|a|^{1/3}\}.

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@article{arxiv.2104.12514,
  title  = {On a family of unit equations over simplest cubic fields},
  author = {Ingrid Vukusic and Volker Ziegler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.12514},
  year   = {2021}
}