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Take a projective curve of arithmetic genus one over a finite field $k=\mathbb{F}_{p^n}$. The curve is allowed to have nodes but not cusps. How large can the automorphism group of the curve be? For elliptic curves it should be a semidirect product of the group of rational points and the group of automorphism preserving a fixed rational point but I have no mental picture for singular curves.

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  • $\begingroup$ If you add rational tails you can make the automorphism as large as you want. $\endgroup$
    – Angelo
    Aug 9, 2019 at 18:42
  • $\begingroup$ @Angelo assume the curve is geometrically irreducible. $\endgroup$
    – user144105
    Aug 9, 2019 at 21:20
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    $\begingroup$ If it's geometrically irreducible and has arithmetic genus 1, it is either smooth, or it is a geometrically rational curve with a single node. This last case is not very hard to analyze. $\endgroup$
    – Angelo
    Aug 13, 2019 at 10:15

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