Polynomial parametrizations of length 4 Büchi sequences

DOI10.4064/AA150-3-1zbMATH Open1264.11020arXiv1008.2994OpenAlexW2963905013MaRDI QIDQ3174458FDOQ3174458

Authors: Xavier Vidaux 

Publication date: 14 October 2011

Published in: Acta Arithmetica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: B"uchi's problem asks whether there exists a positive integer $M$ such that any sequence $(x_n)$ of at least $M$ integers, whose second difference of squares is the constant sequence $(2)$, satisifies $x_n^2=(x+n{)}^2$ for some $$. A positive answer to B"uchi's problem would imply that there is no algorithm to decide whether or not an arbitrary system of quadratic diagonal forms over $$ can represent an arbitrary given vector of integers. We give explicitly an infinite family of polynomial parametrizations of non-trivial length $4$ B"uchi sequences of integers. In turn, these parametrizations give an explicit infinite family of curves (which we suspect to be hyperelliptic) with the following property: any integral point on one of these curves would give a length $5$ non-trivial B"uchi sequence of integers (it is not known whether any such sequence exists).

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.2994

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zbMATH Keywords

del PezzoBüchi sequencespolynomial parameterization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special sequences and polynomials (11B83) Quadratic and bilinear Diophantine equations (11D09)

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• Powerful values of polynomials and a conjecture of Vojta
• A characterization of Büchi's integer sequences of length 3
• On Büchi's \(K3\) surface

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• Xcas

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