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On the generalized Fermat equation $a^2+3b^6=c^n$

Number Theory 2019-04-16 v4

Abstract

In this paper, we prove that the only primitive solutions of the equation a2+3b6=cna^2+3b^6=c^n for n3n\geq 3 are (a,b,c,n)=(±47,±2,±7,4)(a,b,c,n)=(\pm 47,\pm 2,\pm 7,4). Our proof is based on the modularity of Galois representations of Q\mathbb Q-curves and the work of Ellenberg for big values of nn and a variety of techniques for small nn.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1805.07127,
  title  = {On the generalized Fermat equation $a^2+3b^6=c^n$},
  author = {Angelos Koutsianas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.07127},
  year   = {2019}
}

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