Quadratic Diophantine equations / Titu Andreescu, Dorin Andrica ; foreword by Preda Mihăilescu.

Author/creator Andreescu, Titu, 1956-
Other author Andrica, Dorin, 1956-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Springer, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2015 English International
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Subjects

SeriesDevelopments in mathematics, 1389-2177 ; volume 40
Developments in mathematics ; v. 40.
Contents Why quadratic Diophantine equations? -- Continued fractions, Diophantine approximation and quadratic rings -- Pell's equation -- General Pell's equation -- Equations reducible to Pell's type equations -- Diophantine representations of some sequences -- Other applications.
Abstract "This monograph treats the classical theory of quadratic Diophantine equations and guides the reader through the last two decades of computational techniques and progress in the area. These new techniques combined with the latest increases in computational power shed new light on important open problems. The authors motivate the study of quadratic Diophantine equations with excellent examples, open problems, and applications. Moreover, the exposition aptly demonstrates many applications of results and techniques from the study of Pell-type equations to other problems in number theory. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers. It challenges the reader to apply not only specific techniques and strategies, but also to employ methods and tools from other areas of mathematics, such as algebra and analysis"-- Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (pages 201-208) and index.
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LCCN 2015940004
ISBN9780387351568 (alk. paper)
ISBN0387351566 (alk. paper)