On the Diophantine equation \(x^ 2+a^ 2=2y^ p\). (Q1890430): Difference between revisions

The author combines lower bounds for two logarithms (in the complex case) with elementary arguments to provide an effective method to solve completely instances of the exponential Diophantine equations \(x^2+a^2=2y^p\) and \(x^2+a^2=y^p\). As examples, he solves completely the first equation for \(a\) odd, \(3\leq a \leq 305\), and the second one for \(a\) odd, \(3\leq a \leq 501\).