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Partition regularity of generalised Fermat equations

Number Theory 2017-05-05 v3 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let α,β,γN\alpha,\beta,\gamma\in\mathbb{N}. We prove that given an rr-colouring of Fp\mathbb{F}_p with pp prime, there are more than cr,α,β,γp2c_{r,\alpha,\beta,\gamma} p^2 solutions to the equation xα+yβ=zγx^\alpha+y^\beta=z^\gamma with all of x,y,zx,y,z of the same colour. Here cr,α,β,γ>0c_{r,\alpha,\beta,\gamma}>0 is some constant depending on the number of colours and the exponents in the equation. This is already a new result for α=β=1\alpha=\beta=1 and γ=2\gamma=2, that is to say for the equation x+y=z2x+y=z^2.

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@article{arxiv.1606.07334,
  title  = {Partition regularity of generalised Fermat equations},
  author = {Sofia Lindqvist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.07334},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

24 pages; suggestions from referees added in v3

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