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Tamagawa Number of Elliptic Curves over $\mathbb{Q}$

I am currently reading a paper by De Weger and one theorem in it proves a bound for the Tamagawa number of any elliptic curve defined over $\mathbb{Q}$. I was wondering if anyone has any good ...
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Elliptic subfields of a function field

Let $C$ be a curve and $K(C)$ be its function field of genus 2, where $K$ = $\mathbb{C}$. The number of essential elliptic subfields of $K(C)$ is 0 or 2 or $\infty$. Edit: I am looking for a proof. ...
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Generalization of singular moduli

$j$-invariants of CM curves $E$ over (say) the complex numbers are known as singular moduli. As the theory of complex multiplication explains, singular moduli are algebraic integers of great ...
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What's known about complete split primes in Q(E[p])?

Let E be an elliptic curve over $\mathbf{Q}$, and p be a prime of good reduction for E such that the Galois representation $\bar\rho_p$ of $\mathbf{Q}$ on the p-torsion of E surjects onto Aut(E[p]). ...
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Elliptic Curves over Global Function Fields

I am currently thinking about a problem, and I feel that by knowing more about elliptic curves over extensions of $\mathbb{F}_q(T)$, for $q$ a power of $p$ say, might lead to insight. I am also ...
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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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What is the etymology for the term conductor?

This is related to the previous question of how to define a conductor of an elliptic curve or a Galois representation. What motivated the use of the word "conductor" in the first place? A friend ...
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Reference for the `standard' Tate curve argument.

I'd like a reference (e.g. something published somewhere that I can cite in a paper) for the proof of the following: Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $\mathbb Q$ with minimal discriminant $\Delta$...

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