Are there infinitely many pairs of rational numbers such that...

202 Views Asked by At

Are there infinitely many pairs of rational numbers $(a,b)$ such that $a^3+1$ is not a square in $\mathbf{Q}$, $b^3+2$ is not a square in $\mathbf{Q}$ and $b^3+2 = x^2(a^3+1)$ for some $x$ in $\mathbf{Q}$?

This question can be phrased also as follows:

Are there infinitely many rational numbers $(a,b)$ such that the extensions $\mathbf{Q}(\sqrt{a^3+1})$ and $\mathbf{Q}(\sqrt{b^3+2})$ are quadratic and equal?

1

There are 1 best solutions below

3
On BEST ANSWER

Yes. Consider the two elliptic curves: $$7r^2 = a^3+1$$ and $$7s^2 = b^3+2.$$

One can check (using SAGE or MAGMA) that these two curves have infinitely many rational points (in fact they both have rank 1).

For rational points $(a,r)$ and $(b,s)$ on these curves we have that $a$ and $b$ satisfy the requirements of your question.