Ratio of differences of fourth powers conjecture

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A number tt is represented as a ratio of two differences of fourth powers if there exist integers or rational numbers a,b,c,da,b,c,d such that

t=a4b4c4d4,t=\frac{a^4-b^4}{c^4-d^4},

with c4d40c^4-d^4\neq 0. Ratio of differences of fourth powers conjecture. Every number can be written as the ratio of two differences of fourth powers. This conjecture arises from the study of rational points on diagonal quartic surfaces; the source notes that the corresponding density statement has been verified for parameters with numerator and denominator at most 100100, but does not provide a general proof.

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Ronald van Luijk, “Density of rational points on elliptic surfaces”, arXiv:1009.4306 (2010).

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