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Are there any solutions to the diophantine equation $x^n-2y^n=1$ with $x>1$ and $n>2$?

This problem arose when considering storage of cannonballs in n-dimensional pirate ships, as explained in this MSE post. This MO question can also be reduced to the $n=3$ case. If $x,y$ is a solution …
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