Perron numbers that satisfy Fermat’s equation

Pietro Paparella
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
Print ISSN 1310–5132, Online ISSN 2367–8275
Volume 27, 2021, Number 3, Pages 119–122
DOI: 10.7546/nntdm.2021.27.3.119-122
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Pietro Paparella
Division of Engineering and Mathematics, University of Washington Bothell
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Abstract

In this note, it is shown that if \ell and m are positive integers such that \ell > m, then there is a Perron number \rho such that \rho^n + (\rho + m)^n = (\rho + \ell)^n. It is also shown that there is an aperiodic integer matrix C such that C^n + (C+ m I_n)^n = (C + \ell I_n)^n.

Keywords

  • Perron number
  • Fermat equation
  • Integer matrix
  • Aperiodic matrix

2020 Mathematics Subject Classification

  • 11D41
  • 15B36

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Paparella, P. (2021). Perron numbers that satisfy Fermat’s equation. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 27(3), 119-122, DOI: 10.7546/nntdm.2021.27.3.119-122.

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