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As an application of the method of Thue-Siegel, we will resolve a conjecture of Walsh to the effect that the Diophantine equation $aX^{4} - bY^2=1$, for fixed positive integers $a$ and $b$, possesses at most two solutions in positive…
In this paper, we deal with the quartic Diophantine equation $X^4-Y^4=R^2-S^2$ to present its infinitely many integer solutions.
A conjecture of N. Terai states that for any integer $k>1$, the equation $x^2+(2k-1)^y =k^z$ has only one solution, namely, $(x, y, z) = (k-1, 1, 2).$ Using the structure of class groups of binary quadratic forms, we prove the conjecture…
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We discuss a new approach to solve the low lying states of the Schroedinger equation. For a fairly large class of problems, this new approach leads to convergent iterative solutions, in contrast to perturbative series expansions. These…
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Elliptic equation $(y')^2=a_0+a_2y^2+a_4y^4$ is the foundation of the elliptic function expansion method of finding exact solutions to nonlinear differential equation. In some references, some new form solutions to the elliptic equation…
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Solutions for all Adler-Bobenko-Suris equations excluding Q4 and several lattice Boussinesq-type equations are reconsidered by employing the Cauchy matrix approach. Through introducing a ``fake'' nonautonomous plane wave factor, we derive…
It is shown that every scalar linear quadrilateral lattice equation lies within a family of similar equations, members of which are compatible between one another on a higher dimensional lattice. There turn out to be two such families, a…
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Using elementary number theory we study Diophantine equations over the rational integers of the following form, $y^2=(x+a)(x+a+k)(x+b)(x+b+k)$, $y^2=c^2x^4+ax^2+b$ and $y^2=(x^2-1)(x^2-\alpha^2)(x^2-(\alpha+1)^2).$ We express their integer…
This paper presents a simplified method of expressing the solution to cubic equations in terms of function evaluation only. The method eliminates the need to manipulate the original coefficients of the cubic polynomial and makes the…
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