SOLVING NORM FORM EQUATIONS
VIA LATTICE BASIS REDUCTION

MICHAEL A. BENNETT

Abstract:

The author uses irrationality and linear independence measures for certain algebraic numbers to derive explicit upper bounds for the solutions of related norm form equations. The Lenstra-Lenstra-Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm is then utilized to show that the integer solutions to

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