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An application of the BHV theorem to a new conjecture on exponential diophantine equations

Number Theory 2018-11-05 v1

Abstract

Let AA, BB be fixed positive integers such that min{A,B}>1\min\{A,B\} > 1, gcd(A,B)=1\gcd(A,B) = 1 and AB0mod2AB \equiv 0 \bmod 2, and let nn be a positive integer with n>1n>1. In this paper, using a deep result on the existence of primitive divisors of Lucas numbers due to Y. Bilu, G. Hanrot and P. M. Voutier \cite{BHV}, we prove that if A>8B3A > 8 B^3, then the equation ()(A2n)x+(B2n)y=((A2+B2)n)z(*) \quad (A^2 n)^x + (B^2 n)^y = ((A^2 + B^2)n)^z has no positive integer solutions (x,y,z)(x,y,z) with x>z>yx > z > y. Combining the above conclusion with some existing results, we can deduce that if A>8B3A >8 B^3 and B2mod4B \equiv 2 \bmod 4, then (*) has only the positive integer solution (x,y,z)=(1,1,1)(x,y,z) = (1,1,1).

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@article{arxiv.1811.00609,
  title  = {An application of the BHV theorem to a new conjecture on exponential diophantine equations},
  author = {Maohua Le},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.00609},
  year   = {2018}
}