Pell’s Equation

Marcin Acewicz; Karol Pąk

Formalized Mathematics (2017)

  • Volume: 25, Issue: 3, page 197-204
  • ISSN: 1426-2630

Abstract

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In this article we formalize several basic theorems that correspond to Pell’s equation. We focus on two aspects: that the Pell’s equation x2 − Dy2 = 1 has infinitely many solutions in positive integers for a given D not being a perfect square, and that based on the least fundamental solution of the equation when we can simply calculate algebraically each remaining solution. “Solutions to Pell’s Equation” are listed as item #39 from the “Formalizing 100 Theorems” list maintained by Freek Wiedijk at http://www.cs.ru.nl/F.Wiedijk/100/.

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Marcin Acewicz, and Karol Pąk. "Pell’s Equation." Formalized Mathematics 25.3 (2017): 197-204. <http://eudml.org/doc/288558>.

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