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On a problem of Pillai involving S-units and Lucas numbers

Number Theory 2024-01-15 v1

Abstract

Let {Ln}n0 \{L_n\}_{n\geq 0} be the sequence of Lucas numbers. In this paper, we look at the exponential Diophantine equation Ln2x3y=cL_n-2^x3^y=c, for n,x,yZ0n,x,y\in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge0}. We treat the cases cNc\in -\mathbb{N}, c=0c=0 and cNc\in \mathbb{N} independently. In the cases that cNc\in \mathbb{N} and cNc\in -\mathbb{N}, we find all integers cc such that the Diophantine equation has at least three solutions. These cases are treated independently since we employ quite different techniques in proving the two cases.

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@article{arxiv.2401.06555,
  title  = {On a problem of Pillai involving S-units and Lucas numbers},
  author = {Herbert Batte and Mahadi Ddamulira and Juma Kasozi and Florian Luca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.06555},
  year   = {2024}
}

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