Author | Barbeau, Edward, 1938- |
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Title | Pell's equation [electronic resource] / Edward J. Barbeau |
Imprint | New York : Springer, c2003 |
Connect to | http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=99638 |
Descript | xi, 212 p. : ill |
Square root of 2 -- Problems leading to Pell's equation and preliminary investigations -- Quadratic surds -- Fundamental solution -- Tracking down the fundamental solution -- Pell's equation and Pythagorean triples -- Cubic analogue of Pell's equation -- Analogues of the fourth and higher degrees -- Finite version of Pell's equation