The six-exception conjecture for prime-base exponential Diophantine equations

Let P\mathbb{P} be the set of positive rational primes, and let S(a,b,c)S(a,b,c) denote the number of positive integer solutions (x,y,z)(x,y,z) of

ax+by=cz,a^x+b^y=c^z,

where a,b,cPa,b,c\in\mathbb{P}, a<ba<b, and the three primes are distinct. The six-exception conjecture. We have S(a,b,c)1S(a,b,c)\leq 1, except for the following cases: (i) S(2,3,5)=2S(2,3,5)=2, with (x,y,z)=(1,1,1)(x,y,z)=(1,1,1) and (4,2,2)(4,2,2); (ii) S(2,3,11)=2S(2,3,11)=2, with (x,y,z)=(1,2,1)(x,y,z)=(1,2,1) and (3,1,1)(3,1,1); (iii) S(2,5,3)=2S(2,5,3)=2, with (x,y,z)=(1,2,3)(x,y,z)=(1,2,3) and (2,1,2)(2,1,2); (iv) S(2,7,3)=2S(2,7,3)=2, with (x,y,z)=(1,1,2)(x,y,z)=(1,1,2) and (5,2,4)(5,2,4); (v) S(3,5,2)=3S(3,5,2)=3, with (x,y,z)=(1,1,3)(x,y,z)=(1,1,3), (1,3,7)(1,3,7), and (3,1,5)(3,1,5); (vi) S(3,13,2)=2S(3,13,2)=2, with (x,y,z)=(1,1,4)(x,y,z)=(1,1,4) and (5,1,8)(5,1,8). This conjecture has been restated and proven, so it is now a theorem.

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Primary source

Maohua Le, Reese Scott and Robert Styer, “On a conjecture concerning the number of solutions to a^x+b^y=c^z, II”, arXiv:2211.13378 (2023).

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