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In this paper, we prove a result concerning a conjecture of Ma from diophantine equations, which is connected to an open problem on abelian difference sets of multiplier −1.

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  1. Instituto de Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 58180, Morelia, Michoacán, México

    Florian Luca

  2. Department of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, P.O. Box 244023, Montgomery, AL 36124-4023, USA

    Pantelimon Stănică

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Luca, F., Stănică, P. On a conjecture of Ma. Results. Math. 48, 109–123 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322900

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