\(x\)-Coordinates of Pell equations which are Tribonacci numbers. II (Q2338596): Difference between revisions

Let \(d\ge 2\) be square-free. Let \((x_n, y_n)\) be positive integer solutions to the Pell equation \(x^2-dy^2=\pm 4\). The Tribonacci numbers \(T_m\) are defined by the recurrence \(T_{m+3}=T_{m+2}+T_{m+1}+T_m\) \((m\ge 0)\) with initial conditions \(T_0=0\) and \(T_1=T_2=1\). The authors prove that the Diophantine equation \(x_n=T_m\) has at most one solution \((n, m)\) in positive integers except for \(d=5\). The case \(d=5\) is completely characterized separately. This result is similar to that for the Pell equation \(x^2-dy^2=\pm 1\) considered in \textit{F. Luca} [Acta Arith. 179, No. 1, 25--35 (2017; Zbl 1410.11007)].