On algebraic approximations of certain algebraic numbers. (Q1403931): Difference between revisions

The main result of the present paper consists of an effective improvement on Liouville's bound for the approximations by rational numbers to algebraic numbers of a special type. Namely, the author considers \(n\)-th roots of imaginary quadratic irrationals. As a corollary of his estimates, the author obtains a bound for the primitive solutions of the Thue-inequality \[ | BX^4-AX^3Y-6BX^2Y^2+AXY^3+BY^4| \leq N. \] Whenever \(A>308 B^4\) every primitive solution \((x,y)\in {\mathbb Z}^2\) to the above inequality verifies \[ x^2+y^2\leq\max\left\{{25 A^2\over 64 B^2},{4N^2\over A^2}\right\}. \] This is a generalization of previous results in \textit{G. Lettl}, \textit{A. Pethő} and \textit{P. Voutier} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 351, 1871--1894 (1999; Zbl 0920.11041)].