Sum of consecutive powers as a perfect power

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Hauptverfasser: Koutsianas, Angelos, Tzanakis, Nikos
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author Koutsianas, Angelos
Tzanakis, Nikos
author_facet Koutsianas, Angelos
Tzanakis, Nikos
contents In this paper we study the equation $$ x^k + (x+1)^k = y^n,\quad n\geq 3, $$ when $k\equiv 2\pmod{4}$. We prove that the only solutions are for $x=0, -1$ when $6\leq k\leq 100$ or for a $k$ with odd prime factors congruent to $3\pmod{4}$. We use linear forms in logarithms, the modular method and the resolution of Thue equations.
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spellingShingle Sum of consecutive powers as a perfect power
Koutsianas, Angelos
Tzanakis, Nikos
Number Theory
1D41, 11G10
In this paper we study the equation $$ x^k + (x+1)^k = y^n,\quad n\geq 3, $$ when $k\equiv 2\pmod{4}$. We prove that the only solutions are for $x=0, -1$ when $6\leq k\leq 100$ or for a $k$ with odd prime factors congruent to $3\pmod{4}$. We use linear forms in logarithms, the modular method and the resolution of Thue equations.
title Sum of consecutive powers as a perfect power
topic Number Theory
1D41, 11G10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.18348