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Rational points on certain quintic hypersurfaces

Number Theory 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

Let f(x)=x5+ax3+bx2+cxZ[x]f(x)=x^5+ax^3+bx^2+cx \in \Z[x] and consider the hypersurface of degree five given by the equation \cal{V}_{f}: f(p)+f(q)=f(r)+f(s). Under the assumption b0b\neq 0 we show that there exists \Q\Q-unirational elliptic surface contained in Vf\cal{V}_{f}. If b=0,a<0b=0, a<0 and a≢2,18,34(mod48)-a\not\equiv 2,18,34 \pmod {48} then there exists \Q\Q-rational surface contained in Vf\cal{V}_{f}. Moreover, we prove that for each ff of degree five there exists \Q(i)\Q(i)-rational surface contained in Vf\cal{V}_{f}.

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@article{arxiv.0810.0225,
  title  = {Rational points on certain quintic hypersurfaces},
  author = {Maciej Ulas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0225},
  year   = {2015}
}

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