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A Geometric Consideration of the Erd\H{o}s-Straus Conjecture

Number Theory 2014-12-09 v2

Abstract

In this paper we will explore the solutions to the diophantine equation in the Erd\H{o}s-Straus conjecture. For a prime pp we are discussing the relationship between the values x,y,zNx,y,z \in \mathbb{N} so that 4p=1x+1y+1z. \frac{4}{p} = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}. We will separate the types of solutions into two cases. In particular we will argue that the most common relationship found is x=py4yp+1. x = \lfloor \frac{py}{4y-p} \rfloor + 1. Finally, we will make a few conjectures to motivate further research in this area.

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@article{arxiv.1411.3403,
  title  = {A Geometric Consideration of the Erd\H{o}s-Straus Conjecture},
  author = {Kyle Bradford and Eugen Ionascu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.3403},
  year   = {2014}
}