Primitive Integer Solutions of x^4 + 4y^3 + z^3 = 0
We determine all primitive integer solutions of the generalized Fermat equation x^4 + 4y^3 + z^3 = 0. Here primitive means gcd(x,y,z)=1. We prove that the only primitive solutions are (x,y,z) = (1,0,-1), (-1,0,-1). The proof begins with a fourth-power descent in the pure cubic field Q(∛2), reducing the problem to the rational points on two explicit smooth plane quartics of genus 3. These quartics admit maps to elliptic curves over Q(∛2). Exact 2-descent determines the relevant Mordell-Weil ranks and finite-index subgroups. A complete reduction sieve at 127 leaves four residue disks, and an…
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