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Perfect Cuboid and Congruent Number Equation Solutions

Number Theory 2015-02-09 v2

Abstract

A perfect cuboid (PC) is a rectangular parallelepiped with rational sides a,b,ca,b,c whose face diagonals dabd_{ab}, dbcd_{bc}, dacd_{ac} and space (body) diagonal dsd_s are rationals. The existence or otherwise of PC is a problem known since at least the time of Leonhard Euler. This research establishes equivalent conditions of PC by nontrivial rational solutions (X,Y)(X,Y)} and (Z,W)(Z,W)} of congruent number equation y2=x3N2x y^2=x^3-N^2x, where product XZXZ is a square. By using such pair of solutions five parametrizations of nearly-perfect cuboid (NPC) (only one face diagonal is irrational) and five equivalent conditions for PC were found. Each parametrization gives all possible NPC. For example, by using one of them -- invariant parametrization for sides and diagonals of NPC are obtained: a=2XZNa=2XZN, b=YWb=|YW|, c=XZXZNc=|X-Z|\sqrt{XZ}\,N,dbc=XZN2XZd_{bc}=|XZ-N^2|\sqrt{XZ}, dac=X+ZXZNd_{ac}=|X+Z|\sqrt{XZ}\,N, ds=(XZ+N2)XZd_s=(XZ+N^2)\sqrt{XZ}; and condition of the existence of PC is the rationality of dab=Y2W2+4N2X2Z2d_{ab} = \sqrt{Y^2W^2+4N^2X^2Z^2}. Because each parametrization is complete, inverse problem is discussed. For given NPC is found corresponding congruent number equation (i.e. congruent number) and its solutions.

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@article{arxiv.1211.6548,
  title  = {Perfect Cuboid and Congruent Number Equation Solutions},
  author = {Mamuka Meskhishvili},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.6548},
  year   = {2015}
}

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