On the generalized Hurwitz equation and the Baragar-Umeda equation

DOI10.1007/S00025-015-0500-0MaRDI QIDQ2634299zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 8 February 2016

Published in Results in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.04321

zbMATH Keywords

Baragar-Umeda equationDiophantine equationgeneralized Hurwitz equationMarkoff-Rosenberger equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Cubic and quartic Diophantine equations (11D25) Counting solutions of Diophantine equations (11D45) Diophantine equations in many variables (11D72) Fuchsian groups and their generalizations (group-theoretic aspects) (20H10)

Abstract: We consider the generalized Hurwitz equation $a_1{x}_1^2+cdots+a_n{x}_n^2=d{x}_{1}cdots{x}_n-k$ and the Baragar-Umeda equation $a{x}^2+b{y}^2+c{z}^2=dxyz+e$ for solvability in integers.

Review text

A generalized Hurwitz equation is of the form \[ \sum_{i=1}^{n}\, a_i x_{i}^2 = -k + d \prod_{i=1}^n\, x_i\,, \] with \(n\geq 3, k\geq 0, a_i >0\) all integers and such that each \(a_i\) divides \(d\) while also the \(a_i\) are pairwise relatively prime. Hurwitz studied the case when all \(a_i =1\). The case of \(n=3\) has been referred to as the Markoff-Rosenberger equations; Baragar-Umeda treated the case of \(n=3\) with \(a_1, a_2, a_2\) free of common divisor. The authors survey results about the equations; refute a claim by \textit{W. M. Goldman} [Geom. Topol. 7, 443--486 (2003; Zbl 1037.57001)] of a gap in a proof of a lemma in a paper of two of the authors [Arch. Math. 34, 481--493 (1980; Zbl 0432.20044)]; present a secret sharing protocol using the equations; complete Baragar-Umeda's search for fundamental solutions for their equations. In short, this is an interesting paper. It is well-written, with its occasional oddities of English being more thought provoking than confusing.

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