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A note on Sierpiński's problem related to triangular numbers

Maciej Ulas (2009)

Colloquium Mathematicae

We show that the system of equations t x + t y = t p , t y + t z = t q , t x + t z = t r , where t x = x ( x + 1 ) / 2 is a triangular number, has infinitely many solutions in integers. Moreover, we show that this system has a rational three-parameter solution. Using this result we show that the system t x + t y = t p , t y + t z = t q , t x + t z = t r , t x + t y + t z = t s has infinitely many rational two-parameter solutions.

A remark on a Diophantine equation of S. S. Pillai

Azizul Hoque (2024)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

S. S. Pillai proved that for a fixed positive integer a , the exponential Diophantine equation x y - y x = a , min ( x , y ) > 1 , has only finitely many solutions in integers x and y . We prove that when a is of the form 2 z 2 , the above equation has no solution in integers x and y with gcd ( x , y ) = 1 .

A variety of Euler's sum of powers conjecture

Tianxin Cai, Yong Zhang (2021)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

We consider a variety of Euler’s sum of powers conjecture, i.e., whether the Diophantine system n = a 1 + a 2 + + a s - 1 , a 1 a 2 a s - 1 ( a 1 + a 2 + + a s - 1 ) = b s has positive integer or rational solutions n , b , a i , i = 1 , 2 , , s - 1 , s 3 . Using the theory of elliptic curves, we prove that it has no positive integer solution for s = 3 , but there are infinitely many positive integers n such that it has a positive integer solution for s 4 . As a corollary, for s 4 and any positive integer n , the above Diophantine system has a positive rational solution. Meanwhile, we give conditions such that...

An identity Ramanujan probably missed

Susil Kumar Jena (2015)

Colloquium Mathematicae

"Ramanujan's 6-10-8 identity" inspired Hirschhorn to formulate his "3-7-5 identity". Now, we give a new "6-14-10 identity" which we suppose Ramanujan would have discovered but missed to mention in his notebooks.

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