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Explicit bounds for the solutions of superelliptic equations over number fields

Number Theory 2023-10-17 v1

Abstract

Let ff be a polynomial with coefficients in the ring OSO_S of SS-integers of a number field KK, bb a non-zero SS-integer, and mm an integer 2\ge 2. We consider the equation ()( \star ): f(x)=bymf(x) = b y^m in x,yOSx,y \in O_S. Under the well-known LeVeque condition, we give fully explicit upper bounds in terms of K,S,f,mK, S, f, m and the SS-norm of bb for the heights of the solutions xx of the equation ()( \star). Further, we give an explicit bound CC in terms of K,S,fK, S, f and the SS-norm of bb such that if m>Cm > C the equation ()(\star) has only solutions with y=0y = 0 or a root of unity. Our results are more detailed versions of work of Trelina, Brindza, Shorey and Tijdeman, Voutier and Bugeaud, and extend earlier results of B\'erczes, Evertse, and Gy\H{o}ry to polynomials with multiple roots. In contrast with the previous results, our bounds depend on the SS-norm of bb instead of its height.

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@article{arxiv.2310.09704,
  title  = {Explicit bounds for the solutions of superelliptic equations over number fields},
  author = {Attila Bérczes and Yann Bugeaud and Kálmán Győry and Jorge Mello and Alina Ostafe and Min Sha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09704},
  year   = {2023}
}

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37 pages

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