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The Diophantine equation $a \left(\frac{b^k-1}{b-1}\right) = \mathcal{U}_n-\mathcal{U}_m$

Number Theory 2023-06-08 v1

Abstract

Here, we find all positive integer solutions of the Diophantine equation in the title, where (Un)n0(\mathcal{U}_n)_{n\geqslant 0} is the generalized Lucas sequence U0=0, U1=1\mathcal{U}_0=0, \ \mathcal{U}_1=1 and Un+1=rUn+sUn1\mathcal{U}_{n+1}=r \mathcal{U}_n +s \mathcal{U}_{n-1} with rr and ss integers such that Δ=r2+4s>0\Delta = r^2 +4 s >0.

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@article{arxiv.2306.04022,
  title  = {The Diophantine equation $a \left(\frac{b^k-1}{b-1}\right) = \mathcal{U}_n-\mathcal{U}_m$},
  author = {P. Tiebekabe and I. Diouf and A. Tall and K. R. Kakanou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.04022},
  year   = {2023}
}