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Je\'{s}manowicz' conjecture and Fermat numbers

Number Theory 2013-10-24 v2

Abstract

Let a,b,ca,b,c be relatively prime positive integers such that a2+b2=c2.a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}. In 1956, Je\'{s}manowicz conjectured that for any positive integer nn, the only solution of (an)x+(bn)y=(cn)z(an)^{x}+(bn)^{y}=(cn)^{z} in positive integers is (x,y,z)=(2,2,2)(x,y,z)=(2,2,2). Let k1k\geq 1 be an integer and Fk=22k+1F_k=2^{2^k}+1 be a Fermat number. In this paper, we show that Je\'{s}manowicz' conjecture is true for Pythagorean triples (a,b,c)=(Fk2,22k1+1,Fk)(a,b,c)=(F_k-2,2^{2^{k-1}+1},F_k).

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@article{arxiv.1304.0514,
  title  = {Je\'{s}manowicz' conjecture and Fermat numbers},
  author = {Min Tang and Jian-Xin Weng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.0514},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

we correct some mistakes in the first version and revised the title of paper

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