On Diophantine approximation by unlike powers of primes

Abstract

Abstract Suppose that λ1, λ2, λ3, λ4, λ5 are nonzero real numbers, not all of the same sign, λ1/λ2 is irrational, λ2/λ4 and λ3/λ5 are rational. Let η real, and ε > 0. Then there are infinitely many solutions in primes pj to the inequality $\begin{array}{} \displaystyle |\lambda_1p_1+\lambda_2p_2^2+\lambda_3p_3^3+\lambda_4p_4^4+\lambda_5p_5^5+\eta| \lt (\max{p_j^j})^{-1/32+\varepsilon} \end{array}$. This improves an earlier result under extra conditions of λj.