Xavier Vidaux

  1. Polynomial parametrizations of length $4$ B\"uchi sequences.

    Authors: Xavier Vidaux
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    B\"uchi's problem asks whether there exists a positive integer $M$ such that
    any sequence $(x_n)$ of at least $M$ integers, whose second difference of
    squares is the constant sequence $(2)$, satisifies $x_n^2=(x+n)^2$ for some
    $x\in\Z$. A positive answer to B\"uchi's problem would imply that there is no
    algorithm to decide whether or not an arbitrary system of quadratic diagonal
    forms over $\Z$ can represent an arbitrary given vector of integers. We give
    explicitly an infinite family of polynomial parametrizations of non-trivial
    length $4$ B\"uchi sequences of integers.

  2. The analogue of B\"uchi's problem for function fields.

    Authors: Alexandra Shlapentokh, Xavier Vidaux
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    B\"uchi's $n$ Squares Problem asks for an integer $M$ such that any sequence
    $(x_0,...,x_{M-1})$, whose second difference of squares is the constant
    sequence $(2)$ (i.e. $x^2_n-2x^2_{n-1}+x_{n-2}^2=2$ for all $n$), satisfies
    $x_n^2=(x+n)^2$ for some integer $x$. Hensley's problem for $r$-th powers
    (where $r$ is an integer $\geq2$) is a generalization of B\"{u}chi's problem
    asking for an integer $M$ such that, given integers $\nu$ and $a$, the quantity
    $(\nu+n)^r-a$ cannot be an $r$-th power for $M$ or more values of the integer
    $n$, unless $a=0$.

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