{"paper":{"title":"Multi-variable Polynomial Solutions to Pell's Equation and Fundamental Units in Real Quadratic Fields","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"math.NT","authors_text":"James Mc Laughlin","submitted_at":"2000-01-31T00:00:00Z","abstract_excerpt":"For each positive integer $n$ it is shown how to construct a finite collection of multivariable polynomials $\\{F_{i}:=F_{i}(t,X_{1},..., X_{\\lfloor \\frac{n+1}{2} \\rfloor})\\}$ such that each positive integer whose squareroot has a continued fraction expansion with period $n+1$ lies in the range of exactly one of these polynomials. Moreover, each of these polynomials satisfy a polynomial Pell's equation $C_{i}^{2} -F_{i}H_{i}^{2} = (-1)^{n-1}$ (where $C_{i}$ and $H_{i}$ are polynomials in the variables $t,X_{1},..., X_{\\lfloor \\frac{n+1}{2} \\rfloor}$) and the fundamental solution can be written "},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"math/0001190","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}