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Squares in arithmetic progression over quadratic extensions of number fields

Number Theory 2026-05-07 v1 Algebraic Geometry

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 55 curve. Specifically, we determine the set of KK-quadratic points on this curve under certain conditions on the base field KK. 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 KK must be of a specific form. Moreover, we prove the non-existence of such progressions of length greater than six under these assumptions.

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@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}
}

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To appear in International Journal of Number Theory

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