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Local solubility of generalised Fermat equations

Number Theory 2025-01-30 v1

Abstract

For every n2n \geq 2 we determine the asymptotic formula for the number of integer triples (a,b,c)(a,b,c) of bounded absolute value such that the generalised Fermat equation given by axn+byn+czn=0ax^n+by^n+cz^n=0 is everywhere locally soluble. We compute the leading constant, answering a question of Loughran--Rome--Sofos, and determine that the conjectures of Loughran--Smeets and Loughran--Rome--Sofos hold for such equations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2501.17619,
  title  = {Local solubility of generalised Fermat equations},
  author = {Peter Koymans and Ross Paterson and Tim Santens and Alec Shute},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.17619},
  year   = {2025}
}
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