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Sylvester's Problem and Mock Heegner Points

Number Theory 2017-07-20 v1

Abstract

We prove that if p4,7(mod9)p \equiv 4,7 \pmod{9} is prime and 33 is not a cube modulo pp, then both of the equations x3+y3=px^3+y^3=p and x3+y3=p2x^3+y^3=p^2 have a solution with x,yQx,y \in \mathbb{Q}.

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@article{arxiv.1707.05874,
  title  = {Sylvester's Problem and Mock Heegner Points},
  author = {Samit Dasgupta and John Voight},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.05874},
  year   = {2017}
}

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15 pages

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