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A Note on Integer Solutions of the Diophantine Equation x2-dy2=1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

John Hunter
Affiliation:
The University Glasgow
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In the equation

dis any positive integer which is not a perfect square. For convenience we shall consider only those solutions of (1) for which x and yare both positive. All the others can be obtained from these. In fact, it is well known that if (x0, y0) is the minimum positive integer solution of (1), then all integer solutions (x, y) are given by

and, in particular, all positive integer solutions are given by

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Research Article
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1956