On the Diophantine equation cx^2+p^2m=4y^n

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Abstract: Let c be a square-free positive integer and p a prime satisfying pmidc. Let h(−c) denote the class number of the imaginary quadratic field mathbbQ(sqrt−c). In this paper, we consider the Diophantine equation cx^2+p^{2m}=4y^n,~~x,ygeq 1, mgeq 0, ngeq 3, gcd(x,y)=1, gcd(n,2h(-c))=1, and we describe all its integer solutions. Our main tool here is the prominent result of Bilu, Hanrot and Voutier on existence of primitive divisors in Lehmer sequences.


In this paper, the authors study the Diophantine equation \(cx^2 + p^{2m} = 4y^n\) for \(c\) is a square free positive integer and \(p\) is a prime not dividing \(c\) and find all integer solutions. They use the classical result of Bilu, Hanrot and Voutier on primitive divisors in Lehmer sequences [\textit{Yu. Bilu} et al., J. Reine Angew. Math. 539, 75--122 (2001; Zbl 0995.11010)].











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