Finding all squared integers expressible as the sum of consecutive squared integers using generalized Pell equation solutions with Chebyshev polynomials
Abstract
Square roots of sums of consecutive integer squares starting from are integers if or ; or or ; or and cannot be integers if or . Finding all solutions with integer requires to solve a Diophantine quadratic equation in variables and with as a parameter. If is not a square integer, the Diophantine quadratic equation in variables and is transformed into a generalized Pell equation whose form depends on the congruent value, and whose solutions, if existing, yield all the solutions in and for a given value of . Depending on whether this generalized Pell equation admits one or several fundamental solution(s), there are one or several infinite branches of solutions in and that can be written simply in function of Chebyshev polynomials evaluated at the fundamental solutions of the related simple Pell equation. If is a square integer, it is known that and for all integers ; then the Diophantine quadratic equation in variables and reduces to a simple difference of integer squares which yields a finite number of solutions in and to the initial problem.
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@article{arxiv.1409.7972,
title = {Finding all squared integers expressible as the sum of consecutive squared integers using generalized Pell equation solutions with Chebyshev polynomials},
author = {Vladimir Pletser},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.7972},
year = {2014}
}
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14 pages