JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications

The JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications is a prestigious international journal indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). It publishes original research papers, both theoretical and applied in nature, in various branches of algebra and number theory. The journal also welcomes survey articles that contribute to the advancement of these fields.

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SOLUTIONS FOR THE FIFTH POWER TAXICAB NUMBER PROBLEM IN $\mathrm{Z}[\sqrt{-2}]$ AND $\mathrm{Z}[\sqrt{-q}]$ WITH $q \equiv 1(\bmod 4)$ A POSITIVE INTEGER PRIME

Authors

  • Javier Diaz-Vargas
  • Juan Adrian Escamilla-Flores
  • José Alejandro Lara-Rodríguez
  • Carlos Jacob Rubio-Barrios

Keywords:

Taxicab number problem, Diophantine higher degree equation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17654/0972555525041

Abstract

The famous open problem of finding positive integer solutions to $A^5+B^5=C^5+D^5$ is considered, and related solutions are found in the rings $Z[\sqrt{-2}]$ and $Z[\sqrt{-q}]$ with $q \equiv 1(\bmod 4)$ a positive integer prime.

Received: September 1, 2025
Accepted: September 26, 2025

References

[1] G. B. Campbell and A. Zujev, Gaussian integer solutions for the fifth power Taxicab number problem. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1511.07424.

[2] J. Diaz-Vargas, C. J. Rubio-Barrios and L. G. Santiago-Bonifaz, Eisenstein-Jacobi integer solutions for the fifth power Taxicab number problem, JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications 57 (2022), 17-22.

[3] L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. II, Ch XXII, Originally Published 1919 by Carnegie Inst of Washington, American Mathematical Society 1999, page 644.

[4] G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan, Cambridge University Press, 1927.

[5] G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 4th ed., Oxford University Press, London and NY, 1960.

[6] L. J. Mordell, Diophantine Equations, Academic Press, 1969.

[7] I. Niven, H. S. Zuckerman and H. L. Montgomery, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, India, Wiley, 1991.

Published

2025-10-28

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SOLUTIONS FOR THE FIFTH POWER TAXICAB NUMBER PROBLEM IN $\mathrm{Z}[\sqrt{-2}]$ AND $\mathrm{Z}[\sqrt{-q}]$ WITH $q \equiv 1(\bmod 4)$ A POSITIVE INTEGER PRIME. (2025). JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications, 64(6), 757-765. https://doi.org/10.17654/0972555525041

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