2025/02/28 by Mballa, Philemon Urbain
#FOS: Mathematics #Number Theory (math.NT)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2502.20935
This article proposes a unified analytical approach leading to a partial resolution of the Erdos-Straus, Sierpinski conjectures, and their generalization. We introduce two new analytical formulas under specific conditions of divisibility and the existence of perfect squares. Under these conditions, the formulas verify the conjectures even for very large numerical values. Moreover, our method reduces the problem to the search for a suitable perfect square, thereby opening the way to a complete proof of these conjectures. Notably, our second formula significantly improves upon Mordell's work by demonstrating analytically the conjecture in the majority of cases where Mordell's approach fails. Furthermore, these formulas are highly versatile, as they provide, under the established conditions, a systematic method to decompose any fraction a/n into a sum of three Egyptian fractions. In conclusion, we present open questions and conjectures to the mathematical community regarding the generalization of these formulas.