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arxiv: 1005.1528 · v1 · pith:C3QRXXERnew · submitted 2010-05-10 · 🧮 math.NT

The Diophantine equation x⁴pm y⁴=iz² in Gaussian integers

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In this note we find all the solutions of the Diophantine equation $x^4\pm y^4=iz^2$ using elliptic curves over $\mathbb Q(i)$. Also, using the same method we give a new proof of Hilbert's result that the equation $x^4\pm y^4=z^2$ has only trivial solutions in Gaussian integers.

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