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Estimate on radical of $2^n \pm 1$
Not sure if this belongs to MO or not.
Are there any lower bound on radical of $2^n \pm 1$ (Recall that radical of integer $rad(k)$ is a product of primes which divide integer $k$ …
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Forbidden polynomial identities by the abc conjecture
The Mason–Stothers theorem states
Let $a(t), b(t)$, and $c(t)$ be relatively prime polynomials such that $a + b = c$, with coefficients that are either real numbers or complex nu …
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Model-theoretic content of Mochizuki’s Teichmüller theory papers
I would like to ask what the specific novel model-theoretic (or set-theoretic) techniques, if any, are that Mochizuki uses in his recent series of four papers. Section 3 of Inter-u …
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Implications of the abc conjecture in Arakelov theory
It is apparent that the abc conjecture is deeply related to Arakelov theory. In one direction, it is shown in S. Lang, "Introduction to Arakelov Theory", that a certain height ineq …

