The diophantine equation \(x^2+5^{2k+1}= y^n\)
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instance of: scholarly article
title: The diophantine equation \(x^2+5^{2k+1}= y^n\)
zbMATH Open document ID: 0940.11017
author: Fadwa S. Abu Muriefah
author: S. Akhtar Arif
published in: Indian Journal of Pure \& Applied Mathematics
publication date: 1999-06-17T00:00:00Z
review text: The authors start with \textit{J. H. E. Cohn} [Acta Arith. 65, 367--381 (1993; Zbl 0795.11016)], who has solved the title equation in the case \(k=0\). Using \textit{T. Nagell}'s result [Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal., IV. Ser. 16, No. 2, 1--38 (1955; Zbl 0057.28304)], that the equation \(5x^2+ 1=y^n\), where \(n\) is an odd integer \(\ge 3\) has no solution in integers \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y\) odd (except \(x=0\)), they show by a nice exercise that the title equation has no solution in integers \(x,y\) for all \(k\ge 0\) (except \(x=0\)).
reviewed by: Bernd Richter
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11D41
zbMATH DE Number: 1275976
zbMATH Keywords: higher degree diophantine equations
MaRDI profile type: Publication
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1275976