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Remarks on Catalan's equation over function fields

Number Theory 2023-08-09 v6

Abstract

Let \ell be a prime number, FF be a global function field of characteristic \ell. Assume that there is a prime PP_\infty of degree 11. Let OF\mathcal{O}_F be the ring of functions in FF with no poles outside of {P}\{P_\infty\}. We study solutions to Catalan's equation XmYn=1X^m-Y^n=1 over OF\mathcal{O}_F and show that under certain additional conditions, there are no non-constant solutions which lie in OF\mathcal{O}_F, when m,n>1m,n>1.

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@article{arxiv.2206.14027,
  title  = {Remarks on Catalan's equation over function fields},
  author = {Anwesh Ray},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.14027},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Version 6: Minor changes, accepted for publication in Finite fields and their applications

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