Problem

Source: ELMO Shortlist 2010, N3

Tags: quadratics, Diophantine equation, number theory proposed, number theory



Prove that there are infinitely many quadruples of integers $(a,b,c,d)$ such that \begin{align*} a^2 + b^2 + 3 &= 4ab\\ c^2 + d^2 + 3 &= 4cd\\ 4c^3 - 3c &= a \end{align*} Travis Hance.