Brahmagupta’s Bhāvanā: Some Reflections

  • Amartya Kumar Dutta
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Part of the Culture and History of Mathematics book series (CHMATH, volume 3)

Abstract

We shall present Brahmagupta’s treatment of the indeterminate equation Dx2 + 1 = y2 highlighting some ideas of modern algebra that are implicit in this ancient work of 628 CE and discuss the consequent pedagogic potential of Brahmagupta’s results.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Amartya Kumar Dutta
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  1. 1.Stat-Math UnitIndian Statistical InstituteKolkataIndia

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