Rational periodic points of x<sup>d</sup>+ c and Fermat-Catalan equations
Issued Date
2022-06-01
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ISSN
17930421
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85120845821
Journal Title
International Journal of Number Theory
Volume
18
Issue
5
Start Page
1111
End Page
1129
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Number Theory Vol.18 No.5 (2022) , 1111-1129
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Panraksa C. Rational periodic points of x<sup>d</sup>+ c and Fermat-Catalan equations. International Journal of Number Theory Vol.18 No.5 (2022) , 1111-1129. 1129. doi:10.1142/S1793042122500580 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/85112
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Rational periodic points of x<sup>d</sup>+ c and Fermat-Catalan equations
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Abstract
In this paper, we study rational periodic points of polynomial fd,c(x) = xd + c over the field of rational numbers, where d is an integer greater than two. For period two, we describe periodic points for degrees d = 4, 6. We also demonstrate the nonexistence of rational periodic points of exact period two for d = 2k such that 3|2k - 1 and k has a prime factor greater than three. Moreover, assuming the abc-conjecture, we prove that fd,c has no rational periodic point of exact period greater than one for sufficiently large integer d and c ≠ - 1.