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On the largest element in D(n)-quadruples

Number Theory 2019-10-31 v1

Abstract

Let nn be a nonzero integer. A set of nonzero integers {a1,,am}\{a_1,\ldots,a_m\} such that aiaj+na_ia_j+n is a perfect square for all 1i<jm1\leq i<j\leq m is called a D(n)D(n)-mm-tuple. In this paper, we consider the question, for given integer nn which is not a perfect square, how large and how small can be the largest element in a D(n)D(n)-quadruple. We construct families of D(n)D(n)-quadruples in which the largest element is of order of magnitude n3|n|^3, resp. n2/5|n|^{2/5}.

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@article{arxiv.1904.06532,
  title  = {On the largest element in D(n)-quadruples},
  author = {Andrej Dujella and Vinko Petričević},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.06532},
  year   = {2019}
}

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7 pages

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