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On the sum of fourth powers in arithmetic progression

Number Theory 2021-02-18 v3

Abstract

We prove that the equation (xy)4+x4+(x+y)4=zn{ (x - y)^4 + x^4 + (x + y)^4 = z^n } has no integer solutions x,y,z{ x, y, z} with gcd(x,y)=1{ \gcd(x, y) = 1 } for all integers n>1{ n > 1 }. We mainly use a modular approach with two Frey Q{ \mathbb{Q} }-curves defined over the field Q(30){ \mathbb{Q}( \sqrt{30} ) }.

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@article{arxiv.1907.12351,
  title  = {On the sum of fourth powers in arithmetic progression},
  author = {Joey M. van Langen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.12351},
  year   = {2021}
}
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