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Lower Bounds for the Difference ax n − by m

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In this work we give completely explicit lower bounds for |ax n − by m| depending only on a, b, n, m and a, b, n, x, respectively.

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  1. U. F. R. de Mathématiques, Université Louis Pasteur, 7, Rue René Descartes, 67084, Strasbourg Cedex, France E-mail

    Y. Bugeaud

  2. Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 12, H-4010, Debrecen, Hungary E-mail

    L. Hajdu

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Bugeaud, Y., Hajdu, L. Lower Bounds for the Difference ax n − by m . Acta Mathematica Hungarica 87, 279–286 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006769601346

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