English

On the shortest open cubic equations

General Mathematics 2026-05-18 v2

Abstract

We use cubic reciprocity to prove that the equation 7x3+2y3=3z2+17x^3+2y^3=3z^2+1 has no integer solutions. Prior to this work, it was the shortest cubic equation for which the existence of integer solutions remained open. We conclude with a list of the new shortest open cubic equations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2603.29831,
  title  = {On the shortest open cubic equations},
  author = {Bogdan Grechuk and Ashleigh Ratcliffe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.29831},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Accepted to International Journal of Number Theory

R2 v1 2026-07-01T11:46:26.177Z