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Polynomial quadruples of type D((4k-1)(4k+1))

Problèmes ouverts — A. Dujella · 2026 · ★★★★★

Statement

Problem 5.3 (Dujella, 2026).

  1. Is there a polynomial Diophantine quadruple with the property $D((4k-1)(4k+1))$ apart from the quadruples obtained from two known polynomial Diophantine quadruples with the property $D(4k+3)$?
  2. Let $n=(4k-1)(4k+1)$, where $k>3$ is a positive integer satisfying the conditions that $4k-1$, $4k+1$, $(n-1)/2$, $(n-9)/2$, $(9n-1)/2$, $16k-5$, $16k+5$ are all primes (examples of such numbers $n$ are $9294986317823$, $27363653936783$, $48073810526783$). Is there any such $n$ for which there exist more than two $D(n)$-quadruples?

Remark. If some of the numbers $4k-1$, $4k+1$, $(n-1)/2$, $(n-9)/2$, $(9n-1)/2$ is not prime, then additional $D(n)$-quadruples (with positive elements) can be obtained from Dujella, A.: A problem of Diophantus and Dickson's conjecture. In: Győry, K., Pethő, A., Sós, V.T. (eds.) Number Theory, Diophantine, Computational and Algebraic Aspects, pp. 147–156. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin (1998), while if $16k-5$ or $16k+5$ is not prime, then there are additional $D(n)$-quadruples with mixed signs (Dujella (2026)).

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Source & credits

Origin : Andrej Dujella, Open problems on Diophantine m-tuples and elliptic curves (26 juillet 2026), Problème 5.3

Reproduit à des fins pédagogiques non commerciales, avec attribution à l'auteur. Problème de recherche ouvert : aucune solution connue à ce jour.

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