Mathematics Calendar | Wednesday, February 12 |
Geometry and Topology
Time: 15:30
Speaker: Yidi Wang (Western) Title: "A geometric approach of solving generalized Fermat equations" Room: MC 107 Abstract: The primitive solutions of generalized Fermat equations, i.e., Diophantine equations of the form $Ax^2+By^2 = Cz^2$, can be studied as integral points on certain stacky curves. In a paper by Bhargava and Poonen, an explicit example of such a curve of genus 1/2 violating local-global principle for integral points was given. However, a general description of stacky curves failing the local-global principle is unknown. In this talk, I will discuss our work on finding the primitive solutions to equation of the form by studying local-global principles for integral points on stacky curves constructed from such equations. The talk is based on a joint project with Juanita Duque-Rosero, Christopher Keyes, Andrew Kobin, Soumya Sankar and Manami Roy. |
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