We propose an equivalent condition for the Markov triples, which was mentioned by H. Rademacher essentially. As an application, we study the solvability of the Diophantine equation $a^2+b^2+c^2=abcf(a,b,c)$.
We consider Diophantine quintuples $\{a, b, c, d, e\}$, sets of distinct positive integers the product of any two elements of which is one less than a perfect square. Triples of the first kind are the subsets $\{a, b, d\}$ with $d> b^{5}$. We show that there are no Diophantine quintuples containing triples of the first kind.
Rational Diophantine triples, i.e. rationals a,b,c with the property that ab+1, ac+1, bc+1 are perfect squares, are often used in construction of elliptic curves with high rank. In this paper, we consider the opposite problem and ask how small can be the rank of elliptic curves induced by rational Diophantine triples. It is easy to find rational Diophantine triples with elements with mixed signs which induce elliptic curves with rank 0. However, the problem of finding such examples of rational Diophantine triples with positive elements is much more challenging, and we will provide the first su…
In this paper, we give an upper bound on the number of extensions of a triple to a quadruple for the Diophantine $m$-tuples with the property $D(4)$. We also confirm the conjecture of the uniqueness of such an extension in some special cases.
Diophantine triples taking values in recurrence sequences have recently been studied quite a lot. In particular the question was raised whether or not there are finitely many Diophantine triples in the Tribonacci sequence. We answer this question here in the affirmative. We prove that there are only finitely many triples of integers $1\le u<v<w$ such that $uv+1,uw+1,vw+1$ are Tribonacci numbers. The proof depends on the Subspace theorem.
A rational Diophantine triple is a set of three nonzero rational a,b,c with the property that ab+1, ac+1, bc+1 are perfect squares. We say that the elliptic curve y^2 = (ax+1)(bx+1)(cx+1) is induced by the triple {a,b,c}. In this paper, we describe a new method for construction of elliptic curves over Q with reasonably high rank based on a parametrization of rational Diophantine triples. In particular, we construct an elliptic curve induced by a rational Diophantine triple with rank equal to 12, and an infinite family of such curves with rank >= 7, which are both the current records for that k…
The possible torsion groups of elliptic curves induced by Diophantine triples over quadratic fields, which do not appear over Q, are Z/2Z x Z/10Z, Z/2Z x Z/12Z and Z/4Z x Z/4Z. In this paper, we show that all these torsion groups indeed appear over some quadratic field. Moreover, we prove that there are infinitely many Diophantine triples over quadratic fields which induce elliptic curves with these torsion groups.
The study of Diophantine triples taking values in linear recurrence sequences is a variant of a problem going back to Diophantus of Alexandria which has been studied quite a lot in the past. The main questions are, as usual, about existence or finiteness of Diophantine triples in such sequences. Whilst the case of binary recurrence sequences is almost completely solved, not much was known about recurrence sequences of larger order, except for very specialized generalizations of the Fibonacci sequence. Now, we will prove that any linear recurrence sequence with the Pisot property contains only …
We show that for infinitely many square-free integers q there exist infinitely many triples of rational numbers {a, b, c} such that a^2 + q, b^2 + q, c^2 + q, ab + q, ac + q and bc + q are squares of rational numbers.
We prove that for every integer $n$, there exist infinitely many $D(n)$-triples which are also $D(t)$-triples for $t\in\mathbb{Z}$ with $n\ne t$. We also prove that there are infinitely many triples with the property $D(-1)$ in $\mathbb{Z}[i]$ which are also $D(n)$-triple in $\mathbb{Z}[i]$ for two distinct $n$'s other than $n = -1$ and these triples are not equivalent to any triple with the property $D(1)$.
Let $g\ge 2$ be an integer and $\mathcal R_g\subset \mathbb N$ be the set of repdigits in base $g$. Let $\mathcal D_g$ be the set of Diophantine triples with values in $\mathcal R_g$; that is, $\mathcal D_g$ is the set of all triples $(a,b,c)\in \mathbb N^3$ with $c<b<a$ such that $ab+1,ac+1$ and $ab+1$ lie in the set $\mathcal R_g$. In this paper, we prove effective finitness results for the set $\mathcal D_g$.
Let A,K be positive integers and u=-2,-1,1 or 2. The main contribution of the paper is a proof that each of the D(u^2)-triples {K,A^2K+2uA,(A+1)^2K+2u(A+1)} has unique extension to a D(u^2)-quadruple.
Using the theory of Diophantine m-tuples, i.e. sets with the property that the product of its any two distinct elements increased by 1 is a perfect square, we construct an elliptic curve over Q(t) of rank at least 4 with three non-trivial torsion points. By specialization, we obtain an example of elliptic curve over Q with torsion group Z/2Z * Z/2Z whose rank is equal 7.
A Diophantine $m$-tuple is a set of $m$ distinct integers such that the product of any two distinct elements plus one is a perfect square. In this paper we study the extensibility of a Diophantine triple $\{k-1, k+1, 16k^3-4k\}$ in Gaussian integers $\mathbb{Z}[i]$ to a Diophantine quadruple. Similar one-parameter family, $\{k-1, k+1, 4k\}$, was studied in Franušić's previous paper, where it was shown that the extension to a Diophantine quadruple is unique (with an element $16k^3-4k$). The family of the triples of the same form $\{k-1, k+1, 16k^3-4k\}$ was already studied in rational integers.…
We study the possible structure of the groups of rational points on elliptic curves of the form y^2=(ax+1)(bx+1)(cx+1), where a,b,c are non-zero rationals such that the product of any two of them is one less than a square.
Given a Diophantine triple $\{c_1(t),c_2(t),c_3(t)\}$, the elliptic curve over Q(t) induced by this triple, i.e. $y^2=(c_1(t) x+1) (c_2(t) x+1) (c_3(t) x+1)$, can have as torsion group one of the non-cyclic groups in Mazur's theorem, i.e. Z/2Z x Z/2Z, Z/2Z x Z/4Z, Z/2Z x Z/6Z or Z/2Z x Z/8Z. In this paper we present results concerning the rank over Q(t) of these curves improving in some of the cases the previously known results.
We show that if $k\ge 2$ is an integer and $(F_n^{(k)})_{n\ge 0}$ is the sequence of $k$-generalized Fibonacci numbers, then there are only finitely many triples of positive integers $1<a<b<c$ such that $ab+1,~ac+1,~bc+1$ are all members of $\{F_n^{(k)}: n\ge 1\}$. This generalizes a previous result (cf. arXiv:1508.07760) where the statement for $k=3$ was proved. The result is ineffective since it is based on Schmidt's subspace theorem.
For a nonzero integer $n$, a set of distinct nonzero integers $\{a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_m\}$ such that $a_ia_j+n$ is a perfect square for all $1\leq i<j\leq m$, is called a Diophantine $m$-tuple with the property $D(n)$ or simply $D(n)$-set. $D(1)$-sets are known as simply Diophantine $m$-tuples. Such sets were first studied by Diophantus of Alexandria, and since then by many authors. It is natural to ask if there exists a Diophantine $m$-tuple ($D(1)$-set) which is also a $D(n)$-set for some $n\neq 1$. This question was raised by Kihel and Kihel in 2001. They conjectured that there are no Diophanti…
We investigate two inequalities of Bugeaud and Laurent, each involving triples of classical exponents of Diophantine approximation associated to $\ux\in\mathbb{R}^n$. We provide a complete description of parameter triples that admit equality for suitable $\ux$, which turns out rather surprising. For $n=2$ our results agree with work of Laurent. Moreover, we establish lower bounds for the Hausdorff and packing dimensions of the involved $\ux$, and in special cases we can show they are sharp. Proofs are based on the variational principle in parametric geometry of numbers, we enclose sketches of …
In a simple integer chain, if $u_{i-1}$, $u_i$, and $u_{i+1}$ are three consecutive terms of the chain, and the pair $(u_{i-1}, u_i)$ has a certain property, then the next pair $(u_i, u_{i+1})$ also has the same property. We extend the idea of a simple chain to an $n$-chain in which $n$ is a positive integer and if a pair $(u_{i-1}, u_{i})$ has a certain property, then the $n$th next pair $(u_{\pm n+i-1}, u_{\pm n+i})$ also has the same property. In this case, we call $(u_{i-1}, u_{i}, u_{i+1})$ and $(u_{\pm n+i-1}, u_{\pm n+i}, u_{\pm n+i+1})$ matching triples. We use $4$-chains to study a fa…
A Diophantine $m$-tuple with elements in the field $K$ is a set of $m$ non-zero (distinct) elements of $K$ with the property that the product of any two distinct elements is one less than a square in $K$. Let $X: (x^2-1)(y^2-1)(z^2-1)=k^2,$ be a threefold. Its $K$-rational points parametrize Diophantine triples over $K$ such that the product of the elements of the triple that corresponds to the point $(x,y,z,k)\in X(K)$ is equal to $k$. We denote by $\overline{X}$ the projective closure of $X$ and for a fixed $k$ by $X_k$ a variety defined by the same equation as $X$. We prove that the variety…
We show that whenever $δ>0$, $η$ is real and constants $λ_i$ satisfy some necessary conditions, there are infinitely many prime triples $p_1,\, p_2,\, p_3$ satisfying the inequality $|λ_1p_1 + λ_2p_2 + λ_3p_3+η|<(\max p_j)^{-1/12+δ}$ and such that, for each $i\in\{1,2,3\}$, $p_i+2$ has at most $28$ prime factors.
Let (a,b,c) be a primitive Pythagorean triple, i.e., a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2} with gcd(a,b,c)=1, a even and b odd. Terai's conjecture says that the Diophantine equation x^{2}+b^{y}=c^{z} has only the positive integer solutions (x,y,z)=(a,2,2). In this study, we prove that Terai's conjecture is true when b is a product of two primes and c=5(mod8).
Let $\varepsilon>0$ be a small constant. In the present paper we prove that whenever $η$ is real and constants $λ_i$ satisfy some necessary conditions, then there exist infinitely many prime triples $p_1,\, p_2,\, p_3$ satisfying the inequality \begin{equation*} |λ_1p_1 + λ_2p_2 + λ_3p_3+η|<\varepsilon \end{equation*} and such that $p_3=x^2 + y^2 +1$.
We give conditions on the rational numbers a,b,c which imply that there are infinitely many triples (x,y,z) of rational numbers such that x+y+z=a+b+c and xyz=abc. We do the same for the equations x+y+z=a+b+c and x^3+y^3+z^3=a^3+b^3+c^3. These results rely on exhibiting families of positive-rank elliptic curves.
A new formulation of the subject equation is presented. Several parametric and semi-parametric solutions are derived. The parametric solution for a=-1 was originally presented in 1972, but never published. A computer-generated version was found by Zajta and published in 1983. The pencil-and-paper version is presented for the record, along with many other examples, including eight coincidental triplet solutions.
Let $[\,\cdot\,]$ be the floor function. In this paper we show that whenever $η$ is real, the constants $λ_i$ satisfy some necessary conditions, then for any fixed $1<c<38/37$ there exist infinitely many prime triples $p_1,\, p_2,\, p_3$ satisfying the inequality \begin{equation*} |λ_1p_1 + λ_2p_2 + λ_3p_3+η|<(\max p_j)^{{\frac{37c-38}{26c}}}(\log\max p_j)^{10} \end{equation*} and such that $p_i=[n_i^c]$, $i=1,\,2,\,3$.
A remarkably simple Diophantine quadratic equation is known to generate all Apollonian integral gaskets (disk packings). A new derivation of this formula is presented here based on inversive geometry. Also occurrences of Pythagorean triples in such gaskets is discussed.
Let $α$ and $β$ be real numbers such that $1$, $α$ and $β$ are linearly independent over $\mathbb{Q}$. A classical result of Dirichlet asserts that there are infinitely many triples of integers $(x_0,x_1,x_2)$ such that $|x_0+αx_1+βx_2| < \max\{|x_1|,|x_2|\}^{-2}$. In 1976, W. M. Schmidt asked what can be said under the restriction that $x_1$ and $x_2$ be positive. Upon denoting by $γ\cong 1.618$ the golden ratio, he proved that there are triples $(x_0,x_1,x_2) \in \mathbb{Z}^3$ with $x_1,x_2>0$ for which the product $|x_0 + αx_1 + βx_2| \max\{|x_1|,|x_2|\}^γ$ is arbitrarily small. Although Sc…
Let f in Z[X,Y,Z] be a non-constant, absolutely irreducible, homogeneous polynomial with integer coefficients, such that the projective curve given by f=0 has a function field isomorphic to the rational function field Q(t). We show that all integral solutions of the Diophantine equation f=0 (up to those corresponding to some singular points) can be parametrized by a single triple of integer-valued polynomials. In general, it is not possible to parametrize this set of solutions by a single triple of polynomials with integer coefficients.
Let $\bar{X}_{n}=(x_{1},\ldots,x_{n})$ and $σ_{i}(\bar{X}_{n})=\sum x_{k_{1}}\ldots x_{k_{i}}$ be $i$-th elementary symmetric polynomial. In this note we prove that there are infinitely many triples of integers $a, b, c$ such that for each $1\leq i\leq n$ the system of Diophantine equations \begin{equation*} σ_{i}(\bar{X}_{2n})=a, \quad σ_{2n-i}(\bar{X}_{2n})=b, \quad σ_{2n}(\bar{X}_{2n})=c \end{equation*} has infinitely many rational solutions. This result extend the recent results of Zhang and Cai, and the author. Moreover, we also consider some Diophantine systems involving sums of powers. …
A nontrivial solution of the equation A!B! = C! is a triple of positive integers (A, B, C) with A $\le$ B $\le$ C -- 2. It is conjectured that the only nontrivial solution is (6, 7, 10), and this conjecture has been checked up to C = 10 6. Several estimates on the relative size of the parameters are known, such as the one given by Erd{ö}s C -- B $\le$ 5 log log C, or the one given by Bhat and Ramachandra C --B $\le$ (1/ log 2+o(1)) log log C. We check the conjecture for B $\le$ 10 3000 and give better explicit bounds such as C -- B $\le$ log log(B+1) log 2 -- 0.8803.
A triple (a,b,c) of positive integers is called a Markoff triple iff it satisfies the diophantine equation a2 + b2 + c2 = abc . Recasting the Markoff tree, whose vertices are Markoff triples, in the framework of intergral upper triangular 3x3 matrices, it will be shown that the largest member of such a triple determines the other two uniquely. This answers a question which has been open for almost 100 years.
A triple (a, b, c) of positive integers is called a Markoff triple iff it satisfies the Diophantine equation a2+b2+c2=abc . Recasting the Markoff tree, whose vertices are Markoff triples, in the framework of integral upper triangular 3x3 matrices, it will be shown that the largest member of such a triple determines the other two uniquely. This answers a question which has been open for 100 years. The solution of this problem will be obtained in the course of a broader investigation of the Markoff equation by means of 3x3 matrices.
Diophantine analysis and the Braid group ${\bf B}_3$
School of Mathematics, Southeast University(东南大学数学学院);Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University at Albany, the State University of New York(纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校数学与统计系)
Let $(a, b, c)$ be a primitive Pythagorean triple parameterized as $a=u^2-v^2,\ b=2uv,\ c=u^2+v^2$,\ where $u>v>0$ are co-prime and not of the same parity. In 1956, L. Je{ś}manowicz conjectured that for any positive integer $n$, the Diophantine equation $(an)^x+(bn)^y=(cn)^z$ has only the positive integer solution $(x,y,z)=(2,2,2)$. In this connection we call a positive integer solution $(x,y,z)\ne (2,2,2)$ with $n>1$ exceptional. In 1999 M.-H. Le gave necessary conditions for the existence of exceptional solutions which were refined recently by H. Yang and R.-Q. Fu. In this paper we give a un…
Two well-studied Diophantine equations are those of Pythagorean triples and elliptic curves, for the first we have a parametrization through rational points on the unit circle, and for the second we have a structure theorem for the group of rational solutions. Recently, Yekutieli discussed a connection between these two problems, and described the group structure of Pythagorean triples and the number of triples for a given hypotenuse. In arXiv:2112.03663 we generalized these methods and results to Pell's equation. We find a similar group structure and count on the number of solutions for a giv…
Recently Valentin Ovsienko introduced a ``shadow" version of the celebrated Markov triples as the solutions of certain version of Markov equation over dual numbers. We will discuss similar question for the Mordell Diophantine equation $$ X^2+Y^2+Z^2=2XYZ+1. $$ We will see that the shadows of the special solution $(1,1,1)$ can be described using the original Conway topograph of the values of binary quadratic forms. The shadows of other Mordell triples will be written explicitly in terms of the corresponding solutions of Pell's equation. Their growth along the paths on the Conway topograph is de…
Markov numbers are integers that appear in the solution triples of the Diophantine equation, $x^2+y^2+z^2=3xyz$, called the Markov equation. A classical topic in number theory, these numbers are related to many areas of mathematics such as combinatorics, hyperbolic geometry, approximation theory and cluster algebras. There is a natural map from the rational numbers between zero and one to the Markov numbers. In this paper, we prove two conjectures seen in Martin Aigner's book, Markov's theorem and 100 years of the uniqueness conjecture, that determine an ordering on subsets of the Markov numbe…
Markov numbers are integers that appear in triples which are solutions of a Diophantine equation, the so-called Markov cubic $$x^2 + y^2 + z^2 - 3x y z = 0.$$ A classical topic in number theory, these numbers are related to many areas of mathematics such as combinatorics, hyperbolic geometry, approximation theory and cluster algebras. One can associate to each a positive rational number a Markov number in a natural way. We give a new unified proof of certain conjectures from Martin Aigner's book, Markov's Theorem and 100 Years of the Uniqueness Conjecture. Our proof relies on a relationship be…