A Galois property of even degree Bernoulli polynomials

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Let k be an even integer such that k is at least 2. We give a (natural) density result to show that for almost all d at least 2, the equation $(x+1)^k+(x+2)^k+...+(x+d)^k=y^n$ with n at least 2, has no integer solutions (x,y,n). The proof relies upon some Galois theory and group theory, whereby we deduce some interesting properties of the Bernoulli polynomials. This is joint work with Samir Siksek (University of Warwick).
Period26 Mar 2019
Held atUniversity of Waterloo, Canada, Ontario
Degree of RecognitionInternational