On the equation \(y^x\pm x^y=z^2\) (Q5928698)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1583393
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1583393 |
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On the equation \(y^x\pm x^y=z^2\) (English)
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1 April 2001
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The authors prove that the equation \(y^x\pm x^y= z^2\) has only the positive integer solution \((x,y,z)= (2,3,1)\) satisfying \(\min(x,y)> 1\), \(\gcd(x,y)= 1\) and \(2\mid xy\). The proofs depend on some lower bounds of linear forms in \(p\)-adic and Archimedean logarithms.
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exponential Diophantine equation
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lower bounds of linear forms
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\(p\)-adic logarithms
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Archimedian logarithms
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