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On the difference between squares and integral $S$-units

Number Theory 2025-04-24 v2

Abstract

Let q1,,qtq_1, \ldots , q_t be distinct prime numbers. Let a1,,ata_1, \ldots , a_t be nonnegative integers and xx a positive integer. We establish an effective lower bound for the greatest prime divisor of x2q1a1qtat|x^2 - q_1^{a_1} \ldots q_t^{a_t}|, which tends to infinity with the maximum of xx, a1,,ata_1, \ldots , a_t.

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@article{arxiv.2503.22084,
  title  = {On the difference between squares and integral $S$-units},
  author = {Yann Bugeaud},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.22084},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

11 pages, to appear in Portugaliae Mathematica

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