OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
REFERENCES
R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, D5.
LINKS
Beniamino Segre, On the rational solutions of homogeneous cubic equations in four variables, Math. Notae, 11 (1951), 1-68.
EXAMPLE
(-5)^3 + (-11)^3 + 2 * 9^3 = 2, 9 is a term.
(25)^3 + (-23)^3 + 2 * (-12)^3 = 2, -12 is a term.
MATHEMATICA
t1 = Union[Plus@@@Tuples[Range[-11643, 11643]^3, 2]];
t2 = Table[2 - 2z^3, {z, -588, 588}];
t = Select[t1, MemberQ[t2, #] &];
u = ((2 - t)/2)^(1/3) /. (-1)^(1/3) -> (-1);
v = Table[(-1)^n*Floor[(n + 1)/2], {n, 0, 1176}];
Select[v, MemberQ[u, #] &]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
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AUTHOR
XU Pingya, Jul 10 2020
STATUS
approved