Primitive points on some low degree Fermat curves
Number Theory
2026-03-17 v1
Abstract
Let be an integer. Let be the Fermat curve defined by the Fermat equation . For a curve , we say an algebraic point is primitive if the Galois group of the Galois closure of the number field is a primitive permutation group. Recall that is a primitive subgroup of . We prove that there are no non-trivial quartic points on with Galois closure , when and . We also provide sufficient conditions for the non-existence of non-trivial points on the Fermat curves and defined over a given primitive number field of degree at least .
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@article{arxiv.2603.15065,
title = {Primitive points on some low degree Fermat curves},
author = {Maleeha Khawaja},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.15065},
year = {2026}
}