On the Diophantine equation x^4-q^4=py^5

Diana Savin

Published 2009-07-03Version 1

In this paper we study the Diophantine equation $x^{4}-q^{4}=py^{5},$ with the following conditions: $p$ and $q$ are different prime natural numbers, $y$ is not divisible with $p$, $p\equiv3$ (mod20), $q\equiv4$ (mod5), $\overline{p}$ is a generator of the group $(U(\textbf{Z}_{q^{4}}),\cdot)$, $(x,y)=1$, 2 is a 5-power residue mod $q$.