Solitary powers conjecture in quadratic integer rings

Let KK be the set of parameters defining the quadratic integer rings under consideration, let dKd\in K, let pp be an integer prime, and let kk and nn be positive integers. An element is nn-powerfully solitary if it has no distinct nn-powerful friend in OQ(d)\mathcal O_{\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d})}. For a prime π\pi in OQ(d)\mathcal O_{\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d})}, write π\overline{\pi} for its conjugate.

Solitary powers conjecture. The element pkp^k is nn-powerfully solitary in OQ(d)\mathcal O_{\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d})} for every positive integer nn. More strongly, πα1πα2\pi^{\alpha_1}\overline{\pi}^{\alpha_2} is necessarily nn-powerfully solitary in OQ(d)\mathcal O_{\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d})} whenever α1,α2,nN\alpha_1,\alpha_2,n\in\mathbb{N}.

Parts of this conjecture are resolved by part (e) of Theorem 2.2 and Theorem 3.2, but the statement is not resolved in full in the source.

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Colin Defant, “An Extension of the Abundancy Index to Certain Quadratic Rings”, arXiv:1506.05416 (2015).

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