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A note on the diophantine equation xm-1x-1=yn

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  1. Research Department, Changsha Railway Institute, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China

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Acta Arithmetica
1993/64/1
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Pages:
19-28
Main language of publication
English
Received
1991-09-13
Accepted
1992-10-28
Published
1993
Exact and natural sciences