cyclic method (Chakravala method)
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:algorithm
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Chakravala_method
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| gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Bijaganita
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| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Bhaskara_II
12th century |
| gptkbp:field |
number theory
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
cyclic method (Chakravala method)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later European mathematicians
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| gptkbp:involves |
continued fractions
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
solving Pell's equation
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkb:Leonhard_Euler |
| gptkbp:significance |
efficient for large numbers
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| gptkbp:solvedBy |
x^2 - Ny^2 = 1
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| gptkbp:step |
cyclic selection of numbers
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| gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm |
iterative
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
solving quadratic Diophantine equations
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bhaskara_II
gptkb:Bhaskaracharya |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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