Points algébriques de petit degré sur les courbes de Fermat (Q4950773)

The author gives an explicit description of the set of algebraic points defined over any number field \(K\) of degree \(\leq 4\) over the Fermat curve \(F_5\) and an explicit description of the set of algebraic points defined over any number field \(K\) of degree \(\leq 6\) over the Fermat curve \(F_7\). For example the points of degree \(6\) over \(F_7\) are situated over rational lines containing rational points of \(F_7\). According to a result by \textit{O. Debarre} and \textit{M. J. Klassen} [J. Reine Angew. Math. 446, 81-87 (1994; Zbl 0784.14014)], and a result by \textit{P. Tzermias} [Manuscr. Math. 97, 483-488 (1998; Zbl 0952.11017)] the results sketched in the note reviewed here complete portraits of the sets of algebraic points of \(F_5\) and \(F_7\). The proofs use several tools already introduced by \textit{B. H. Gross} and \textit{D. Rohrlich} [Invent. Math. 44, 201-224 (1978; Zbl 0369.14011)], making use of the structure of the Mordell-Weil group \(J_p({\mathbb Q})\) of the Jacobian of \(F_p\) (with \(p=5\) or \(p=7\)) over \({\mathbb Q}\). It should be mentioned that the fact that \(J_p({\mathbb Q})\) has its rank equal to \(0\) (for \(p=5,7\)) is essential and makes it such that the method used does not extend to \(F_p\) for \(p>7\).