On some Generalized Fermat Equations of the form $x^2+y^{2n} = z^p$

Abstract: The primary aim of this paper is to study the generalized Fermat equation [ x^2+y^{2n} = z^{3p} ] in coprime integers $x$, $y$, and $z$, where $n \geq 2$ and $p$ is a fixed prime. Using modularity results over totally real fields and the explicit computation of Hilbert cuspidal eigenforms, we provide a complete resolution of this equation in the case $p=7$, and obtain an asymptotic result for fixed $p$. Additionally, using similar techniques, we solve a second equation, namely $x^{2\ell}+y^{2m} = z^{17}$, for primes $\ell,m \ne 5$.