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On the solutions of the generalized Fermat equation over totally real number fields

Number Theory 2026-02-11 v3

Abstract

Let KK be a totally real number field and OK\mathcal{O}_K be the ring of integers of KK. In this article, we study the asymptotic solutions of the generalized Fermat equation Axp+Byp+Czp=0Ax^p+By^p+Cz^p=0 over KK with prime exponent pp, where A,B,COK{0}A,B,C \in \mathcal{O}_K \setminus \{0\} with ABCABC is even. For certain class of fields KK, we prove that the equation Axp+Byp+Czp=0Ax^p+By^p+Cz^p=0 has no asymptotic solution (a,b,c)OK3(a,b,c) \in \mathcal{O}_K^3 with 2abc2|abc. Then, under some assumptions on A,B,CA,B,C, we also prove that Axp+Byp+Czp=0Ax^p+By^p+Cz^p=0 has no asymptotic solution in K3K^3. Finally, we give several purely local criteria of KK such that Axp+Byp+Czp=0Ax^p+By^p+Cz^p=0 has no asymptotic solutions in K3K^3, and calculate the density of such fields KK when KK is a real quadratic field.

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@article{arxiv.2404.09171,
  title  = {On the solutions of the generalized Fermat equation over totally real number fields},
  author = {Satyabrat Sahoo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.09171},
  year   = {2026}
}

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To appear in Journal of Algebra