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Norm-six equation in the quadratic field of square root ten (x2−10y2=6)

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The ring of integers is Z[10​], its class number is two, and its units are ±(3+10​)n for n∈Z. Factoring a norm-six principal ideal above 2 and 3 gives all solutions
x+10​y=±ϵn(ϵ+(−1)n),ϵ=3+10​,n∈Z.
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Restriction to nonnegative n gives only the positive-coordinate branch up to simultaneous sign. For example, 4−10​ is a norm-six element requiring n=−1; adding conjugates repairs a nonnegative-index presentation.

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