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On the Equation ax − by = 1. II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. W. S. Cassels
J. W. S. Cassels
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Trinity CollegeCambridge
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The following conjecture was apparently first enunciated by Catalan (3) in 1844 but has never been proved.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , April 1960 , pp. 97 - 103
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1960

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