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In this paper, we examine a class of fourth power diophantine equations of the form \(x^4+kx^2y^2+y^4=z^2\) and \(ax^4+by^4=cz^2\), in the Gaussian integers, where a and b are prime integers.
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Izadi, F., Rasool, N.F. & Amaneh, A.V. Fourth power diophantine equations in Gaussian integers. Proc Math Sci 128, 18 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-018-0390-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-018-0390-7