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arxiv: 1612.09546 · v1 · pith:LGCYARROnew · submitted 2016-12-30 · 🧮 math.NT

On the X-coordinates of Pell equations which are Tribonacci numbers

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For an integer $d\geq 2$ which is not a square, we show that there is at most one value of the positive integer $X$ participating in the Pell equation $X^2-dY^2=\pm 1$ which is a Tribonacci number, with a few exceptions that we completely characterize.

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