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It has been conjectured by Euler that this equation has no solutions in positive integers when $n\geq 4$.

When $n=4$, this was disproved by Elkies in the paper [Elkies, On A4+B4+C4=D4] in a very strong way  : he proves that the rational points of this K3 surface are dense in the real points for the euclidean topology.

I do not know anything about theWhen $n\geq 5$ caseis odd, your surface contains lines, for instance the line $Z-T=X+Y=0$. Consequently, it has infinitely many rational points. Of course, this does not disprove Euler's conjecture, that required positive integers.

It has been conjectured by Euler that this equation has no solutions in positive integers when $n\geq 4$.

When $n=4$, this was disproved by Elkies in the paper [Elkies, On A4+B4+C4=D4] in a very strong way  : he proves that the rational points of this K3 surface are dense in the real points for the euclidean topology.

I do not know anything about the $n\geq 5$ case.

It has been conjectured by Euler that this equation has no solutions in positive integers when $n\geq 4$.

When $n=4$, this was disproved by Elkies in the paper [Elkies, On A4+B4+C4=D4] in a very strong way: he proves that the rational points of this K3 surface are dense in the real points for the euclidean topology.

When $n\geq 5$ is odd, your surface contains lines, for instance the line $Z-T=X+Y=0$. Consequently, it has infinitely many rational points. Of course, this does not disprove Euler's conjecture, that required positive integers.

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Olivier Benoist
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It has been conjectured by Euler that this equation has no solutions in positive integers when $n\geq 4$.

When $n=4$, this was disproved by Elkies in the paper [Elkies, On A4+B4+C4=D4] in a very strong way : he proves that the rational points of this K3 surface are dense in the real points for the euclidean topology.

I do not know anything about the $n\geq 5$ case.