Counting primitive integral solutions to spherical generalized Fermat equations
Number Theory
2026-05-28 v2
Abstract
A solution to a generalized Fermat equation is called \emph{primitive} if . By work of Beukers, we know that in the \emph{spherical} regime (that is, when the Euler characteristic is positive), if the equation has one primitive solution, then it has infinitely many. In this work, we use the method of \emph{Fermat descent}, as employed by Poonen--Schaefer--Stoll, to refine Beukers' result to an asymptotic count of the number of primitive integral solutions of bounded height.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.13093,
title = {Counting primitive integral solutions to spherical generalized Fermat equations},
author = {Santiago Arango-Piñeros},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.13093},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Part of my PhD thesis. Comments welcome!