In mathematics, Siegel's identity refers to one of two formulae that are used in the resolution of Diophantine equations.

Statement

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The first formula is

 

The second is

 

Application

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The identities are used in translating Diophantine problems connected with integral points on hyperelliptic curves into S-unit equations.

See also

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References

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  • Baker, Alan (1975). Transcendental Number Theory. Cambridge University Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-521-20461-5. Zbl 0297.10013.
  • Baker, Alan; Wüstholz, Gisbert (2007). Logarithmic Forms and Diophantine Geometry. New Mathematical Monographs. Vol. 9. Cambridge University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-521-88268-2. Zbl 1145.11004.
  • Kubert, Daniel S.; Lang, Serge (1981). Modular Units. Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften. Vol. 244. ISBN 0-387-90517-0.
  • Lang, Serge (1978). Elliptic Curves: Diophantine Analysis. Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften. Vol. 231. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-08489-4.
  • Smart, N. P. (1998). The Algorithmic Resolution of Diophantine Equations. London Mathematical Society Student Texts. Vol. 41. Cambridge University Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-521-64633-2.