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The Work of T. N. Shorey
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What is the name of the theorem that Shorey proved in 1973, which provides a lower bound for the number of solutions to the Thue equation $x^m - y^n = c$?
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Shorey's Theorem
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Shorey's Theorem states that the number of solutions to the Thue equation $x^m - y^n = c$ is at least $c^{1/m} + c^{1/n} - 1$.