An elementary proof of uniqueness of Markoff numbers which are prime powers
Abstract
We present a very elementary proof of the uniqueness of Markoff numbers which are prime powers or twice prime powers, in the sense that it uses neither algebraic number theory nor hyperbolic geometry.
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