On the Diophantine equation \((x^ k-1)(y^ k-1)=(z^ k-1)\). (Q1890409)

The author investigates the possible existence of pairs of distinct positive integers \((a,b)\) such that any of the three numbers \(a+1, b+1\) and \(ab+1\) is a \(k\)-th power, where \(k\geq 3\). Moreover he proves results related to variants of the problem of Diophantus.