English

Triples which are $D(n)$-sets for several $n$'s

Number Theory 2018-02-02 v1

Abstract

For a nonzero integer nn, a set of distinct nonzero integers {a1,a2,,am}\{a_1,a_2,\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 Diophantine mm-tuple with the property D(n)D(n) or simply D(n)D(n)-set. D(1)D(1)-sets are known as simply Diophantine mm-tuples. Such sets were first studied by Diophantus of Alexandria, and since then by many authors. It is natural to ask if there exists a Diophantine mm-tuple (D(1)D(1)-set) which is also a D(n)D(n)-set for some n1n\neq 1. This question was raised by Kihel and Kihel in 2001. They conjectured that there are no Diophantine triples which are also D(n)D(n)-sets for some n1n\neq 1. However, the conjecture does not hold, since, for example, {8,21,55}\{8, 21, 55\} is a D(1)D(1) and D(4321)D(4321)-triple, while {1,8,120}\{1, 8, 120\} is a D(1)D(1) and D(721)D(721)-triple. We present several infinite families of Diophantine triples {a,b,c}\{a, b, c\} which are also D(n)D(n)-sets for two distinct nn's with n1n\neq 1, as well as some Diophantine triples which are also D(n)D(n)-sets for three distinct nn's with n1n\neq 1. We further consider some related questions.

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@article{arxiv.1703.10659,
  title  = {Triples which are $D(n)$-sets for several $n$'s},
  author = {Nikola Adžaga and Andrej Dujella and Dijana Kreso and Petra Tadić},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.10659},
  year   = {2018}
}
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