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Euler theorem on four squares in arithmetic progression

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Algebraic geometry Normalization of an algebraic curve Geometric genus Genus one curve Elliptic curve Mordell-Weil group of y squared equals x times x plus one times x plus four
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There is no nonconstant four-term arithmetic progression of rational square numbers. If r2,s2,1,t2 formed one, then (−2s2,2rst) would lie on y2=x(x+1)(x+4); its explicitly known Mordell-Weil group forces s2=1 and the common difference to vanish.

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