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Solving the Pell equation via R\'edei rational functions

Number Theory 2011-03-22 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we define a new product over R\mathbb{R}^{\infty}, which allows us to obtain a group isomorphic to R\mathbb R^* with the usual product. This operation unexpectedly offers an interpretation of the R\'edei rational functions, making more clear some of their properties, and leads to another product, which generates a group structure over the Pell hyperbola. Finally, we join together these results, in order to evaluate solutions of Pell equation in an original way.

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@article{arxiv.1103.3762,
  title  = {Solving the Pell equation via R\'edei rational functions},
  author = {Stefano Barbero and Umberto Cerruti and Nadir Murru},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.3762},
  year   = {2011}
}

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11 pages

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