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It is my understanding that it has not yet been determined if it is possible to construct a $3$x$3$ magic square where all the entries are squares of integers. Is this correct? Has any published work been done on this problem?

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The existence or not of a non-trivial integer 3x3 magic square of squares is STILL a unsolved problem.

The quoted reference to Kevin Brown's web pages only discusses an extremely special configuration of numbers, which does not exist. The page does NOT claim to prove non-existence for all possible magic squares.

If you are interested in this topic you should consult the web-site

which gives lots of details and references.

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There is a claimed proof of nonexistence by J. C. Ferreira, but is it correct?

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