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Solutions to conjectures on a nonlinear recursive equation

Özkan Öcalan, Oktay Duman (2020)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

We obtain solutions to some conjectures about the nonlinear difference equation x n + 1 = α + β x n - 1 e - x n , n = 0 , 1 , , α , β > 0 . More precisely, we get not only a condition under which the equilibrium point of the above equation is globally asymptotically stable but also a condition under which the above equation has a unique positive cycle of prime period two. We also prove some further results.

Solving a ± b = 2c in elements of finite sets

Vsevolod F. Lev, Rom Pinchasi (2014)

Acta Arithmetica

We show that if A and B are finite sets of real numbers, then the number of triples (a,b,c) ∈ A × B × (A ∪ B) with a + b = 2c is at most (0.15+o(1))(|A|+|B|)² as |A| + |B| → ∞. As a corollary, if A is antisymmetric (that is, A ∩ (-A) = ∅), then there are at most (0.3+o(1))|A|² triples (a,b,c) with a,b,c ∈ A and a - b = 2c. In the general case where A is not necessarily antisymmetric, we show that the number of triples (a,b,c) with a,b,c ∈ A and a - b = 2c is at most (0.5+o(1))|A|². These estimates...

Solving an indeterminate third degree equation in rational numbers. Sylvester and Lucas

Tatiana Lavrinenko (2002)

Revue d'histoire des mathématiques

This article concerns the problem of solving diophantine equations in rational numbers. It traces the way in which the 19th century broke from the centuries-old tradition of the purely algebraic treatment of this problem. Special attention is paid to Sylvester’s work “On Certain Ternary Cubic-Form Equations” (1879–1880), in which the algebraico-geometrical approach was applied to the study of an indeterminate equation of third degree.

Solving conics over function fields

Mark van Hoeij, John Cremona (2006)

Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux

Let F be a field whose characteristic is not  2 and K = F ( t ) . We give a simple algorithm to find, given a , b , c K * , a nontrivial solution in  K (if it exists) to the equation a X 2 + b Y 2 + c Z 2 = 0 . The algorithm requires, in certain cases, the solution of a similar equation with coefficients in F ; hence we obtain a recursive algorithm for solving diagonal conics over ( t 1 , , t n ) (using existing algorithms for such equations over  ) and over 𝔽 q ( t 1 , , t n ) .

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