On the Diophantine equation \(L_n-L_m = 2\cdot 3^a\) (Q2338602)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7134824
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    On the Diophantine equation \(L_n-L_m = 2\cdot 3^a\)
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7134824

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      On the Diophantine equation \(L_n-L_m = 2\cdot 3^a\) (English)
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      21 November 2019
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      Let \(L_{{\kern 1pt} k} \) be the Lucas numbers. The author solved the Diophantine equation \(L_{n} -L_{m} =2\cdot 3^{{\kern 1pt} a} \) for nonnegative integers \(n,m,a;\; \, n>m\). The solutions for \((n,m,a)\) are the triplets \((3,0,0),(2,1,0),(4,1,1),(7,5,2),(8,7,2)\).
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      Diophantine equation
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      lower bounds
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      logarithmic method
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