The unit equation has no solutions in number fields of degree prime to $3$ where $3$ splits completely
Number Theory
2020-04-08 v2 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
Let be a number field with ring of integers . We prove that if does not divide and splits completely in , then the unit equation has no solutions in . In other words, there are no with . Our elementary -adic proof is inspired by the Skolem-Chabauty-Coleman method applied to the restriction of scalars of the projective line minus three points. Applying this result to a problem in arithmetic dynamics, we show that if has a finite cyclic orbit in of length then .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2003.02414,
title = {The unit equation has no solutions in number fields of degree prime to $3$ where $3$ splits completely},
author = {Nicholas Triantafillou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.02414},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
4 pages, comments appreciated. Update corrects typos and adds an application