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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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A recommended roadmap to Fermat's Last Theorem
I was inspired to undertake math as a career after watching a documentary on the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. As such it's been a small goal of mine to understand Wiles et al's proof.
In a ...
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Writing $3p$ when $p \equiv 1 \pmod{3}$ as a sum of two rational cubes. Is this result new? And what about its converse?
I recently discovered a proof of the following. Let $p$ be a prime that's $1 \bmod {3}$. Suppose that $p$ is not represented by the principal quadratic form $(1,9,81)$ of discriminant $-243$ (The ...
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Points of elliptic curves over cyclotomic extensions
Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $\mathbb Q$. Let's look at the group of points of this elliptic curve over $\mathbb Q(1^{1/\infty})$ which we get after adding all roots of unity to $\mathbb Q$. It ...
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Reference to a Don Zagier result and the congruent number problem
I was looking for a reference/explanation as to how Don Zagier managed to find the side lengths of a rational right triangle with area 157. There have been many literature references to the fact that ...
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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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BSD conjecture for rank 1 elliptic curves
Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve. The weak Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture predicts that
$$\text{ord}_{s=1}L(E, s)=\text{rank} E(\mathbb{Q}).$$
Thanks to the work of Gross-Zagier and ...
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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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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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Best results regarding the Lang-Trotter conjecture
Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $\mathbb Q$, which does not have complex multiplication over the algebraic closure of $\mathbb Q$. For $x>0$, let $P(x)$ be the number of primes $p < x$ such ...
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Finiteness of Tate-Shafarevich
Does anyone happen to know who conjectured the finiteness of the Tate-Shafarevich group?
We recall the conjecture. Let $E/K$ be an elliptic curve where $K$ is a number field. Then $Ш(E/K)$ is finite.
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Rank of Elliptic Curves
Recently, I have heard of some heuristics that would suggest that the rank of elliptic curves are bounded (specifically in the congruent number family). I always though that the best way to prove ...
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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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Around the diophantine equation $\frac{a}{2b+3c}+\frac{b}{2c+3a}+\frac{c}{2a+3b}=\text{odd integer}$, over positive integers
I am interested to know if a similar theorem that shows this answer of the post
Estimating the size of solutions of a diophantine equation (this MathOverflow, January 5th 2016) is feasible for a ...
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Max order of an isogeny class of rational elliptic curves is 8?
I am looking for a reference for the proof of the following question following Theorem 5 in Mazur's Rational Isogenies of Prime Degree.
Theorem 5 There is a constant $C$ such that every elliptic ...
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Elliptic curves of rank 1 over number fields
I am interested what is known about the following statement:
For every number field $K$, there exists an elliptic curve $E$ defined over $K$ with algebraic rank equal to $1$.
Is this statement known ...
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Looking for an elliptic curve E st ${\large Ш}(\mathbb Q,E)$ cont. an element of order $p^2$ and certain other properties
I am looking for an elliptic curve $E$ with Weierstraß coefficients in $\mathbb{Q} $ so that for some prime $p$ the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) ${\large Ш}_{p^{\infty}}(\mathbb{Q},E)$ ...
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A property of supersingular $j$-invariants (reference request)
Edit 2: For those who understandably don't want to read such a long post, I think Voloch's suggestion reduces the problem to asking whether $j$-invariants of supersingular curves are 3rd powers in $\...
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Reference request for recurrence relation of division polynomials
The recurrence relations for division polynomials of elliptic curves are well known:
$$\Psi_{2n} = \Psi_n \left( \Psi_{n+2} \Psi_{n-1}^2 - \Psi_{n-2} \Psi_{n+1}^2 \right) / \ 2y$$
$$\Psi_{2n+1} = \...
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Sato-Tate conjecture when Fourier coefficients are complex numbers
Let $k\geq 1$ and let $f=\sum_{n\geq 1}a(n)q^{n}$, $a(n)\in\mathbb{R}$, be a normalised cuspidal Hecke eigenform of weight $2k$ for $\Gamma_{0}(N)$ without complex multiplication. So the result of ...
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Szpiro's conjecture for function fields and Mochizuki's approach to the number field case
Where can I find more details on the proof of Szpiro's conjecture for function fields, as mentioned in Minhyong Kim's answer to this MO question?
I am looking at this in the context of Mochizuki's ...
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Translations of Deuring
As the title suggests, do there exist translations of papers by Deuring?
I'm particularly interested in:
"Die Typen der Multiplikatorenringe elliptischer Funktionenkörper," Ach. Math. Sem. Hab. (1941)...
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Tamagawa Number of Elliptic Curves over $\mathbb{Q}$
I am currently reading a paper by De Weger and one theorem in it proves a bound for the Tamagawa number of any elliptic curve defined over $\mathbb{Q}$.
I was wondering if anyone has any good ...
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Serre's surjective theorem importance
I'm studying Serre's paper in wich he shows the following theorem:
Let K be a number field, $E$ an elliptic curve over K without CM. Then the representation $$\rho_{\ell}:\mathrm{Gal}(\bar K/K)\...
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Beilinson's height pairing vs. Néron–Tate
In the literature there are several different definitions of what is often referred to as Beilinson's height pairing (see for example section 4.3.8 of Gillet and Soulé's paper Arithmetic intersection ...
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Good reduction for the universal elliptic curve
Let $X$ be a modular curve, i.e. a quotient of the upper half plane $\mathbb{H}$ by a congruence subgroup $\Gamma$. When $\Gamma=\Gamma_0(N)$, it is known that $X$ has a smooth model denoted $\mathcal{...
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Reference for universal elliptic curves
I've seen the following sentence come up in a few papers:
Consider the modular curve $Y_1(N)$ and let $E$ be the universal elliptic curve over $Y_1(N)$.
This comes up in Deligne's construction of ...
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Must the $j$-invariant of an elliptic curve with an isogeny be integral?
Let $K$ be a quadratic field, and $E/K$ a non-CM elliptic curve with a $K$-rational $p$-isogeny, for $p$ a prime. I would like to say the following:
For large enough $p$, the $j$-invariant $j(E)$ ...
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Books building up to the Gross-Zagier formula
I am an undergrad extremely interested in some applications of the Gross-Zagier formula for elliptic curves. I have a strong foundation in group theory and abstract algebra, and an understanding of ...
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When are two elliptic curves with zero j invariant isogenous?
Consider elliptic curves of the form $E_B\colon y^2=x^3+B$ for $B\in\mathbb Q$. These are exactly the elliptic curves with zero $j$-invariant. I would like to know when are two elliptic curves $E_B$ ...
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Effective way of finding generators on the curve and the rank conjecture
Hello everyone,
I have never heard of a polynomial time running algorithm that finds the generators of elliptic curves efficiently. I do know that Nagell-Lutz theorem is useful in computing the ...
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Elliptic curve sequences needed for universal forgery
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) admits universal forgery (UF) if the Attacker can solve the equation
$$z=\frac{f_{k-1}(x,y)f_{k+1}(x,y)}{f_{k}(x,y)^2},$$
where $k$ is unknown, $f_{k}...
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Reference request: "effective'' semistable reduction
I am looking for the origin of the following idea: suppose $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime integers $\geq 3$. Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over a number field $K$. Let $L/K$ be a finite extension ...
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Intersection of Hilbert class fields of imaginary quadratic fields
In this question Hilbert class field of Quadratic fields it is mentioned that if $d\equiv 1 \mod 4$ then the Hilbert class field of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-d})$ contains $\mathbb{Q}(i,\sqrt{d})$.
Could ...
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Reference for Rank Distribution Conjecture.
I am currently writing my master's thesis and I was wondering if the rank distribution conjecture was ever formally written down. Recall that it says that:
Half of all elliptic curves have rank $0$, ...
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Height pairings of Heegner points of nontrivial conductor
I am studying Gross's and Zagier's proof of the BSD conjecture for elliptic curves of rank $\leq 1.$ Their calculation essentially boils down to the following ingredients:
(1.) Finding a suitable ...
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Evaluation of $E_{\ell,2}$ on supersingular curves over $\mathbb{F}_{p^2}$
As mentioned in an answer to Modularity of $E_2$ on congruence subgroups, there exist modular forms $E_{\ell,2}$ of level $\Gamma_{0}(\ell)$ and weight 2, with $q$-expansion $E_{\ell,2}(q)=E_{2}(q)-\...
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Counting points on elliptic curves
Consider the Legendre family of elliptic curves
$$E_a: y^2=x(x-1)(x-a).$$
Let $p$ be an odd prime.
QUESTION. Is the following true? If $p\equiv 3\pmod4$ then number of solutions to $E_2$
over the ...
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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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Addition law for elliptic curves of the form $x^2y^2+a(x+y)+b=0$
Did anybody consider addition law for elliptic curves of the form $$x^2y^2+a(x+y)+b=0\,?$$ Does this form have any specific name?
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Description of $\operatorname{Gal}(K(E[n])/K)$ as a subgroup of $\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ for a CM elliptic curve $E$
I am looking for a specific description of the Galois groups $\operatorname{Gal}(K(E[n])/K)$ as a subgroup of $\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ for an elliptic curve $E$ with complex ...
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Birch/Swinnerton-Dyer "Notes on Elliptic Curves II"
I would like to know if any of you know if there is a more general treatment to what Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer did in "Notes on Elliptic Curves II" (http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=179168).
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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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Question about Zeta Function of Singular Plane Curve
I am working on a project which involves learning about the zeta function (weil zeta function) for plane curves, but I do not know much algebraic geometry. (I do not know anything about schemes).
I ...
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Heegner points on elliptic curves
I want to know about Heegner point computations for a CM elliptic curve. What is the best reference book/paper for reading?
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Help for reference of moduli stack of fake elliptic curves
I see everywhere the following:
Let $B$ be an indefinite quaternion algebra over $\mathbb{Q}$ of discriminant $D$, $\mathcal{O}_B$ be a maximal order, $N$ be an positive integer coprime to $D$.
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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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Algorithm for computing isogeny class of elliptic curve
Is there an algorithm for computing the entire isogeny class of a given elliptic curve $E/\mathbb{Q}$?
References/ideas are welcome. Thanks!
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Finiteness of elliptic curves with trivial conductor over function fields
Let $K=\mathbb{F}_q(C)$ be the function field of a smooth projective curve $C$ over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ with $\text{cha}(K)>3$ and let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $E$. To $E$ we may ...
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