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Diophantine Equations

In this category are included any equation or set of equations where the unknowns must be integer numbers. It includes Fermat Last Theorem as a special case.

Sites in Diophantine Equations

Linear Diophantine Equations
A web tool for solving Diophantine equations of the form ax + by = c.
Bibliography on Hilbert's Tenth Problem
Searchable, ~400 items.
Diophantine Equations
Dave Rusin's guide to Diophantine equations.
Egyptian Fractions
Lots of information about Egyptian fractions collected by David Eppstein.
The Erdos-Strauss Conjecture
The conjecture states that for any integer n > 1 there are integers a, b, and c with 4/n = 1/a + 1/b + 1/c, a > 0, b > 0, c > 0. The page establishes that the conjecture is true for all integers n, 1 < n
Developing A General 2nd Degree Diophantine Equation x^2 + p = 2^n
Methods to solve these equations.
Thue Equations
Definition of the problem and a list of special cases that have been solved, by Clemens Heuberger.
Hilbert's Tenth Problem
Statement of the problem in several languages, history of the problem, bibliography and links to related WWW sites.
Diophantine Geometry in Characteristic p
A survey by José Felipe Voloch.
Pythagorean Triplets
A Javascript calculator for pythagorean triplets.
Hilbert's Tenth Problem
Given a Diophantine equation with any number of unknowns and with rational integer coefficients: devise a process, which could determine by a finite number of operations whether the equation is solvable in rational integers.
Quadratic Diophantine Equation Solver
Dario Alpern's Java/JavaScript code that solves Diophantine equations of the form Ax^2 + Bxy + Cy^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 in two selectable modes: "solution only" and "step by step" (or "teach") mode. There is also a link to his description of the solving methods.
Pythagorean Triples in JAVA
A JavaScript applet which reads a and gives integer solutions of a^2+b^2 = c^2.
Diophantine m-tuples
Sets with the property that the product of any two distinct elements is one less than a square. Notes and bibliography by Andrej Dujella.
Rational Triangles
Triangles in the Euclidean plane such that all three sides are rational. With tables of Heronian and Pythagorean triples.
On the Psixyology of Diophantine Equations
PhD thesis, Pieter Moree, Leiden, 1993.
Solving General Pell Equations
John Robertson's treatise on how to solve Diophantine equations of the form x^2 - dy^2 = N.
Pell's Equation
Record solutions.
Fermat's Method of Infinite Descent
Notes by Jamie Bailey and Brian Oberg. Illustrates the method on FLT with exponent 4.
Diophantus Quadraticus
On-line Pell Equation solver by Michael Zuker.
Rational and Integral Points on Higher-dimensional Varieties
Some of conjectures and open problems, compiled at AIM.
1, 3, 8, 120, ...
Sets of numbers such that the product of any two is one less than a square. Diophantus found the rational set 1/16, 33/16, 17/4, 105/16; Fermat the integer set 1, 3, 8, 120.
MAGMA program
MAGMA code to solve Diophantine equations of the form F(x)=G(y), for which Runge's condition is satisfied. Created by Szabolcs Tengely.
Diagonal Quartic Surfaces
Articles, computations and software in Magma and GP by Martin Bright.

sub categories in Diophantine Equations

Equal Sums of Like Powers Equal Sums of Like Powers
Fermat's Last Theorem Fermat's Last Theorem

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Ecuaciones diofánticas Spanish : Ecuaciones diofánticas
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