A note on the number of solutions of the generalized Ramanujan-Nagell equation $x²-D = k^n$

Maohua Le

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A note on the number of solutions of the generalized Ramanujan-Nagell equation $x ² - D = k^{n}$

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Department of Mathematics, Zhanjiang Teachers College, 524048 Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P.R. China

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A note on the number of solutions of the generalized Ramanujan-Nagell equation ²x²-D=kn

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A note on the number of solutions of the generalized Ramanujan-Nagell equation $x ² - D = k^{n}$