Sylvester’s Problem and Mock Heegner Points

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  • SAMIT DASGUPTA
  • JOHN VOIGHT
چکیده

We prove that if p ≡ 4, 7 (mod 9) is prime and 3 is not a cube modulo p, then both of the equations x + y = p and x + y = p have a solution with x, y ∈ Q.

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تاریخ انتشار 2017