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The proof is by a 2-adic argument [27]. It exploits the arithmetic of the ring of Gaussian integers Z[i]. See Exercise 2.2.
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Schoof, R. (2008). The Case “q = 2”. In: Catalan's Conjecture. Universitext. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-185-5_2
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