On the equation $x^2+dy^6=z^p$ for square-free $1le dle 20$


Abstract in English

The purpose of the present article is to show how the modular method together with different techniques can be used to prove non-existence of primitive non-trivial solutions of the equation $x^2+dy^6=z^p$ for square-free values $1 le d le 20$ following the approach of [PT]. The main innovation is to make use of the symplectic argument over ramified extensions to discard solutions, together with a multi-Frey approach to deduce large image of Galois representations.

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