Higher Descent on Pell Conics I. From Legendre to Selmer

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dc.creatorLemmermeyer, Franz
dc.date2003-11-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:03:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:03:01Z
dc.descriptionThis article deals with the history of certain aspects of the Pell equation X$^2$ - D y$^2$ = 4. We briefly discuss explicit units, and then study the history of Legendre's equations ax$^2$ - b y$^2$ = 4 with ab=D.
dc.description19 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0311309
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0311309
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/69243
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subjectHistory and Overview
dc.subject11D09; 11R11
dc.titleHigher Descent on Pell Conics I. From Legendre to Selmer
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