On squares in Lucas sequences

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2006.10.007MaRDI QIDQ880073zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Andrew Bremner, Nikos Tzanakis

Publication date 10 May 2007

Published in Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0610732

zbMATH Keywords

genus two curvesLucas sequencesquares

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and polynomials and generalizations (11B39)

Abstract: Let P and Q be non-zero integers. The Lucas sequence U_n(P,Q) is defined by U_0=0, U_1=1, U_n= P*U_{n-1}-Q*U_{n-2} for n >1. The question of when U_n(P,Q) can be a perfect square has generated interest in the literature. We show that for n=2,...,7, U_n is a square for infinitely many pairs (P,Q) with gcd(P,Q)=1; further, for n=8,...,12, the only non-degenerate sequences where gcd(P,Q)=1 and U_n(P,Q)=square, are given by U_8(1,-4)=21^2, U_8(4,-17)=620^2, and U_12(1,-1)=12^2.

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