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2021/98/3-4 (16) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2021.9046 — pp. 513-520

Rational points in geometric progression on the unit circle

Authors: Gamze Savaş Çelik, Mohammad Sadek and Gökhan Soydan

Abstract:

A sequence of rational points on an algebraic planar curve is said to form an $r$-geometric progression sequence if either the abscissae or the ordinates of these points form a geometric progression sequence with ratio $r$. In this work, we prove the existence of infinitely many rational numbers $r$ such that for each $r$ there exist infinitely many $r$-geometric progression sequences on the unit circle $x^2+y^2=1$ of length at least $3$.

Keywords: elliptic curve, geometric progression, Huff curve, rational point, unit circle

Mathematics Subject Classification: 11G05, 14G05