Squares in arithmetic progression over quadratic extensions of number fields
Abstract
We study arithmetic progressions of squares over quadratic extensions of number fields. Using a method inspired by an approach of Mordell, we characterize such progressions as quadratic points on a genus curve. Specifically, we determine the set of -quadratic points on this curve under certain conditions on the base field . Our main results rely on the algebraic properties of specific elliptic curves after performing a base change to suitable number fields. As a consequence, we establish that, under appropriate assumptions, any non-elementary arithmetic progression of five or six squares properly defined over a quadratic extension of must be of a specific form. Moreover, we prove the non-existence of such progressions of length greater than six under these assumptions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.03251,
title = {Squares in arithmetic progression over quadratic extensions of number fields},
author = {Enrique González-Jiménez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.03251},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
To appear in International Journal of Number Theory