Some remarks on fermat’s equation in the set of matrices

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Abstract

Let Z be the set of integers and SL2(Z) the set of 2×2 integral matrices with det A=1 for A∈SL2(Z). If any two of SL2(Z) are commutative, then the set of such matrices we denote by SL2(Z). In this paper, we prove that Fermat’s equation (*) Xn+Yn=Zn has a solution in the set SL2(Z) if and only if n≡1 (mod 6) or n≡5 (mod 6). This criterion is connected with a criterion given recently by Khazanov [4]. Moreover, we indicate a subclass of the matrices of SL2(Z) for which (*) has no solutions for arbitrary positive integers n≥2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-52
Number of pages6
JournalAnnales Mathematicae et Informaticae
Volume27
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

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