On the diophantine equation $x^2 + b^y = c^z$ (Q4396708)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1166416
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1166416 |
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On the diophantine equation $x^2 + b^y = c^z$ (English)
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22 June 1998
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exponential diophantine equations
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Terai's conjecture
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0.9299845099449158
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In 1993 \textit{N.Terai} [Acta Arith. 63, 351-358 (1993; Zbl 0770.11020)] conjectured that if \(a^2+ b^2= c^2\) with \(\text{gcd} (a,b,c)=1\) and \(a\) even, then the equation \[ x^2+ b^y= c^z \] has only the solution \((x,y,z)= (a,2,2)\). In 1995 \textit{M. Le} [Acta Arith. 71, 253-257 (1995; Zbl 0820.11023)], using lower bounds in linear forms in two logarithms of algebraic numbers, proved that this holds provided \(b>8\times 10^6\) with \(b\equiv\pm 5\pmod 8\) and \(c\) is a prime power. In the present paper, using elementary arguments, the authors prove Terai's conjecture in the case \(b\equiv\pm 5\pmod 8\) when \(c\) is a prime.
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