1986-01-01
Pell's equations X2 - mY2 = -1, -4 and continued fractions
Publication
Publication
Journal of Number Theory
,
Volume 23
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Issue 2
p. 169-
182
Let m denote a positive nonsquare integer. It is shown that if Pell's equation X2 - mY2 = -1 is solvable in integers X and Y then the equation X2 - mY2 = -4 is solvable in coprime integers X and Y if and only if l(√m) ≡ l( 1 2(1+√m)) (mod 4), where l(α) denotes the length of the period of the continued fraction expansion of the quadratic irrational α.
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| Persistent URL | dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-314X(86)90087-9 |
| Journal | Journal of Number Theory |
| Citation |
Kaplan, P. (Pierre), & Williams, K.S. (1986). Pell's equations X2 - mY2 = -1, -4 and continued fractions. Journal of Number Theory, 23(2), 169–182. doi:10.1016/0022-314X(86)90087-9
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