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The exponent of Ш of $y^2 = x^3 + px$, where $p$ is a Fermat prime
For $d$ a non-zero integer, let $E_d$ be the elliptic curve
$$
E_d : y^2 = x^3+dx.
$$
When we let $d$ be $p = 2^{2^k}+1$, for $k \in \{1,2,3,4\}$, sage tells us that, conditionally on BSD,
$$
\# Ш(E_p)...
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Constructing non-torsion rational points (over $\mathbb{Q}$) on elliptic curves of rank $>1$
Consider an elliptic curve $E$ defined over $\mathbb Q$. Assume that the rank of $E(\mathbb Q)$ is $\geq2$. (Assume the Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture if needed, so that analytic rank $=$ algebraic ...
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What are the possible singular fibers of an elliptic fibration over a higher dimensional base?
An elliptic fibration is a proper morphism $Y\rightarrow B$ between varieties such that the fiber over a general point of the base $B$ is a smooth curve of genus one.
It is often required for the ...
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Elliptic analogue of primes of the form $x^2 + 1$
I have a project in mind for an undergraduate to investigate next quarter -- a curiosity really, but I'm surprised I can't find it in the literature. I do not want a detailed analysis here... but ...
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Status of the Euler characteristic in characteristic p
In the introduction to the Asterisque 82-83 volume on `Caractérisque d'Euler-Poincaré, Verdier writes:
Enfin signalons que la situation en caractéristique positive est loin
d'être aussi ...
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Fake CM elliptic curves
Suppose one has an elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ with conductor $N < k^3$ for some (large) positive $k$, with the property that its Fourier coefficients satisfy
$$
a_p=0, \; \mbox{ for all }...
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Recent developments in the proof of Fermat's last theorem
I posted on Mathematics Stack Exchange, but was encouraged to post on MathOverFlow instead.
It has been 20 years since Fermat's last theorem was proved by Andrew Wiles.
Has there been any ...
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Ado's theorem and the reduction to positive characteristic
The synopsis: proofs of Ado theorem in positive characteristic are simple, and in characteristic $0$ are difficult. Can one infer the characteristic $0$ case from the positive characteristic case?
The ...
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Is every positive integer the rank of an elliptic curve over some number field?
For every positive integer $n$, is there some number field $K$ and elliptic curve $E/K$ such that $E(K)$ has rank $n$?
It's easy to show that the set of such $n$ is unbounded. But can one show that ...
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Infinite extensions such that every elliptic curve has finite rank
The comments to this answer seem to make the following claim.
Claim. Let $K$ be the maximal abelian extension of $\mathbf Q$ that is unramified away from $p$ (more generally, away from a finite set $S$...
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"High-concept" explanation for proof of a theorem of Ochanine?
See Akhil Mathew's notes on Ochanine's theorem for elliptic genera here and here.
Let $\phi: \Omega_{SO} \to \Lambda$ be a genus. We might ask when $\phi$ satisfies the following multiplicative ...
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Elliptic $\infty$-line bundles over $B G$
Theorem 5.2 in Jacob Lurie's "Survey of Elliptic Cohomology" (pdf) states the equivalence of two maps
$$
B G \longrightarrow B \mathrm{GL}_1(A)
$$
for $A$ an $E_\infty$-ring carrying an oriented ...
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Cohomological characterization of CM curves
In his 1976 classical Annals paper on $p$-adic interpolation, N. Katz uses the fact that if $E_{/K}$ is an elliptic curve with complex multiplications in the quadratic field $F$, up to a suitable ...
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Trying to reconcile two facts about the Appell-Lerch sum learned from Polishchuk and Zwegers
One of the key characters in the thesis of Zwegers is the modular correction $\tilde\mu(u,v;\tau)=\mu(u,v;\tau)+\frac i2R(u-v;\tau)$ of the Lerch sum $\mu(u,v;\tau)=\frac{e^{\pi i u}}{\vartheta(v;\tau)...
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Katz--Mazur for abelian varieties
Over $\mathbb Z$, there is a smooth DM stack $A_g$ classifying abelian varieties.
Over $\mathbb Z[\frac 1N]$, there is finite etale cover $A_g(N)_{\mathbb Z[\frac 1N]}\to A_g\otimes\mathbb Z[\frac 1N]...
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Quadratic non-residues in elliptic divisibility sequences
Let $E: y^2 = x^3 + ax + b$ be an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$ with $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}$. Recall that any rational point $P = (x,y)$ can be written uniquely as $P = (u/d^2, v/d^3)$ with $u,v,d \in ...
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Why was it so difficult to define the relative de Rham-Witt complex?
In Illusie's original article, the de Rham-Witt complex is defined for a smooth scheme over a perfect characteristic $p$ base $S$, without reference to $S$. Some 25 years later, Langer and Zink ...
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For how many primes does an elliptic curve over a totally imaginary field have supersingular reduction?
An elliptic curve over a finite field, $k$, of characteristic p is called supersingular if it has no $p$-torsion over $k^{\mathrm{alg}}$, or equivalently, if $\mathrm{End}(E)$ is an order in a ...
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Lifting varieties from char. $p$ to char. 0 after alterations
The question is related to this MO question:
Lifting varieties to characteristic zero.
Let $X$ be a projective smooth variety over $k$ alg. closed field of char. $p.$ Does there always exist an ...
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Explicit example of elliptic curve of the kind needed for IUTT
At the nLab, we are currently trying to illustrate the definition of initial theta-data in Mochizuki's first IUTT paper by means of an explicit example. The exposition should end up at the following ...
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A slick proof (?) of Zariski-Nagata purity in characteristic $p$
I am trying to understand the MathSciNet review written by Mark Kisin of the paper "Almost etale extensions" of Faltings. There Kisin illustrates Faltings' approach to the almost purity theorem with ...
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Am I missing something about this notion of Mirror Symmetry for abelian varieties?
This is a continuation of my recent question: Mirror symmetry for polarized abelian surfaces and Shioda-Inose K3s.
In the comments of the question, I was directed to the paper http://arxiv.org/abs/...
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Rings whose Frobenius is flat
Let $R$ be a ring of characteristic $p>0$. The (absolute) Frobenius is the map of rings $F_R:R\rightarrow R$ defined by $x\mapsto x^p$.
I am interested in rings for which $F_R$ is flat (hence ...
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Case D=4l in Elkies' paper on Supersingular Primes of an Elliptic Curve over $\mathbb{Q}$
My question is regarding Elkies' paper on "The existence of infinitely many supersingular primes for every elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$".
In the section "Nuts and Bolts", Elkies has the ...
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Why doesn't functoriality immediately imply the modularity theorem?
Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve. By the modularity theorem, the prime indexed coefficients of its $L$-function agree with those of a weight $2$ cusp eigenform $f$ with integer coefficients. ...
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Beilinson-Bernstein localization in positive characteristic
This is a follow-up to this question; in particular, I'm wondering if anyone can expand upon the interesting answers given by Kevin McGerty and David Ben-Zvi there. (In particular, in this question I'...
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Kihara-like Z/6Z elliptic curve families
Shoichi Kihara constructed a family of elliptic curves with Mordell–Weil group $\mathbb{Z}/6\mathbb{Z}\times\mathbb{Z}^3$ (generic rank at least 3) in 2006. Kihara's family produces a number of rank 8 ...
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Record analytic rank for an elliptic curve?
What is the current record (and reference) for the highest analytic rank of an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$?
The highest algebraic rank is the Elkies curve with rank at least 28, but I cannot ...
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Artin representations appearing in Mordell-Weil groups of elliptic curves
Let $E$ be an elliptic curve defined over $\mathbf{Q}$, and let $K$ be a Galois number field. The Galois group $G=\mathrm{Gal}(K/\mathbf{Q})$ acts on the Mordell-Weil group $E(K)$ and thus on the ...
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Elkies' supersingularity theorem in higher dimension (in terms of the associated Newton polygon)
Elkies' supersingularity theorem: Given an elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, there are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $E$ is supersingular over $\mathbb{F}_p$.
I have seen another post on ...
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Why are solutions to $\sqrt[k]{x_1^k+x_2^k+x_3^k+x_4^k}$ for $k=2,3$ curiously smooth?
Given an integer solution $s_m$ to the system,
$$x_1^2+x_2^2+\dots+x_n^2 = y^2$$
$$x_1^3+x_2^3+\dots+x_n^3 = z^3$$
and define the function,
$$F(s_m) = x_1+x_2+\dots+x_n$$
For $n\geq3$, using an ...
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Lifting abelian varieties in (the closed fiber of) a fixed Neron model
Suppose that $R$ is a dvr with field of fractions $K$ and residue field $k$ and that $A_K$ is an abelian variety over $K$ with Neron model $A$ over $R$. Then the closed fiber $A_k$ is a smooth ...
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A curious observation on the elliptic curve $y^2=x^3+1$
Here is a calculation regarding the $2$-torsion points of the elliptic curve $y^2=x^3+1$ which looks really miraculous to me (the motivation comes at the end).
Take a point of $y^2=x^3+1$ and ...
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Good reduction of finite etale covers of abelian varieties
Let $R$ be a dvr (whose residue characteristic is zero if it helps) with fraction field $K$.
Let $A$ be an abelian variety over $K$ with good reduction over $R$. Let $X\to A$ be a finite etale ...
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Representation of the space of lattices in $\Bbb R^n$
The space of 2D lattices in $\Bbb R^2$ can be represented with the two Eisenstein series $G_4$ and $G_6$. Each lattice uniquely maps to a point in $\Bbb C^2$ using these two invariants, and the points ...
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What are the smallest positive $a,b,c$ for which $a/(b+c)+b/(a+c)+c/(a+b)$ is an integer $>2$?
The problem of finding the smallest positive $a,b,c$ for which $a/(b+c)+b/(a+c)+c/(a+b)=4$ turns out to be surprisingly difficult, and has made the rounds on the internet and social media, and Andrew ...
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Isogenies between supersingular elliptic curves
Suppose we are given two non-isomorphic supersingular elliptic curves $C$ and $C'$ (in characteristic $p$). Is there an isogeny $C\to C'$ of a given degree (say, power of a prime $l$ different from ...
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What's known about the mod 2 reduction of the level l Jacobi modular equation?
Motivation:
Let $\ell$ be an odd prime. Let $A$ in ${\mathbb Z}/2[[x]]$ be $x+x^9+x^{25}+x^{49}+...$, and $B=A(x^\ell)$. One can use the level $\ell$ Jacobi modular equation to get a polynomial ...
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Do the Standard Conjectures imply parts of the "Weil II" Riemann Hypothesis?
It is known that Grothendieck's Standard Conjectures on algebraic cycles imply the Riemann Hypothesis of the original Weil Conjectures. However, do they also say something about the version of the ...
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How large must the characteristic of $k$ be, for the cohomology of the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{sl}_n(k)$ to be exterior as in characteristic zero?
$\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$In this question, all Lie algebra cohomology is of the form $H^*(\mathfrak{g}; k)$, with $k$ the trivial one-dimensional representation of $\mathfrak{g}$. All Lie algebra ...
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Elkies' theorem on supersingular primes and inertness
Suppose $E_{/\mathbb{Q}}$ is an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$ without CM. By Elkies' theorem, there exist infinitely many primes $p$ for which $E$ has supersingular reduction at $p$.
Question. Is ...
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Integral points on elliptic curve and the Lee norm
This question is based on small experiments I have done in Sagemath and if it is not research level, I will move it to MSE:
Let $E$ be an elliptic curve defined with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}$.
The ...
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Is the compositum of all quadratic extensions of the rationals an ample field?
Let $K$ be the compositum of all quadratic extensions of $\mathbb{Q}$, that is $$K = \mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d} \ : \ d \in \mathbb{Q}).$$
Is there a (geometrically irreducible) smooth variety $V/\mathbb{...
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divisibility of Tamagawa numbers
Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve of conductor $N$. Let $p\ge11$ be a prime of good ordinary reduction for $E$ and assume that $p$ does not divide the degree of a minimal modular parametrization ...
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The mod 3 reduction of some powers of delta
Let f in Z/3[[x]] be the mod 3 reduction of the Fourier expansion of the normalized weight 12 cusp form delta for the full modular group. The exponents appearing in f are all 1 mod 3. Fix
k>0 and ...
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When is the solution to a linear system of ODEs an algebraic variety?
Question: Are the following observations well known, and in what general context?
Let $A$ be a diagonalizable $n\times n$ matrix over $\mathbb{C}$ and consider the following system of differential ...
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Rational points of a "famous" elliptic curve
The following problem has already been discussed in mathoverflow, for example here
It is essentially an elliptic curve of rank $1$, a generator of the Mordell-Weil group being the point $Q = (\frac{4}...
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Modular interpretation of Ramanujan theta operator?
I'm a beginner to the theory of modular forms trying to understand a certain construction from the point of view of elliptic curves. Let $f(q) = \sum a_n q^n$ be a formal power series. Define $\theta ...
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Tameness criterion in the reducible case
Dear MO,
This is a follow up to a previous question here in MO, but I will make this question self-contained for convenience. Those already familiar with the following paper [G] by Gross can safely ...
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Function fields of characteristic p modular curves, and mod p reductions of the classical modular equation
Let l and p be distinct primes, l>2. There are "characteristic p modular curves" X_0(l) and X(l), defined over an algebraic closure, K, of Z/p, solving moduli problems for elliptic curves with some ...
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