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Chevalley's class number formula, unit equations and the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem

Number Theory 2020-03-17 v2

Abstract

Let FF be a number field and OF\mathcal{O}_F its ring of integers. We use Chevalley's ambiguous class number formula to give a criterion for the non-existence of solutions to the unit equation λ+μ=1\lambda + \mu = 1, λ,μOF×\lambda, \mu \in \mathcal{O}_F^\times. This is then used to strengthen a criterion for the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem due to Freitas and Siksek.

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@article{arxiv.2003.05791,
  title  = {Chevalley's class number formula, unit equations and the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem},
  author = {Nuno Freitas and Alain Kraus and Samir Siksek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.05791},
  year   = {2020}
}