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Random Thue and Fermat equations

Number Theory 2014-12-15 v2

Abstract

We consider Thue equations of the form axk+byk=1ax^k+by^k = 1, and assuming the truth of the abcabc-conjecture, we show that almost all locally soluble Thue equations of degree at least three violate the Hasse principle. A similar conclusion holds true for Fermat equations axk+byk+czk=0ax^k+by^k+cz^k = 0 of degree at least six.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1411.3194,
  title  = {Random Thue and Fermat equations},
  author = {Rainer Dietmann and Oscar Marmon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.3194},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

version 2 (one typo fixed and one reference added); 11 pages; to appear in Acta Arithmetica

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