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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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Z/8Z elliptic curve with a missing generator
We are searching for the rank $6$ elliptic curves with the torsion subgroup $\mathbb{Z}/8\mathbb{Z}$ using the families similar to Allan MacLeod's as described in
A. J. MacLeod, A Simple Method for ...
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Possible groups of K-rational points for elliptic curves over arbitrary fields
It is known that the group $C(\Bbb R)$ has at most two connected components, and the connected component of the identity is isomorphic to $U(1)$ as a topological group (trivially) and $C(\Bbb Q)$ is ...
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Existence of hyperelliptic curve with specific number of points in a family
Hi,
the following question was posed to me, it apparently has applications for linear codes. Let n>1, and $K = \rm{GF}(2^n)$. Let $k$ be coprime to $2^n-1$. Does there always exist $a \neq 0$ in $K$ ...
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Hard: One more generator needed for a Z/6 elliptic curve
We are searching for rank 8 elliptic curves with the torsion subgroup $\mathbb{Z}/6$ using newly discovered families similar to Kihara's as described in
A. Dujella, J.C. Peral, P. Tadić, Elliptic ...
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ℤ/18ℤ elliptic curves over cubic fields
I am working on $\mathbb{Z}/18\mathbb{Z}$ elliptic curves over cubic fields. The curves are created using the formulas on p. 584 of
D. Jeon, C. H. Kim, Y. Lee, Families of elliptic curves over cubic ...
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Ranks of elliptic curves over cubic fields
We are writing a paper on the ranks of elliptic curves over cubic fields. The curves of different torsion subgroups are created by the formulas in Jeon et al. and by our new parametrizations.
D. Jeon,...
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A generator needed for a Z/6 elliptic curve
We are searching for rank $8$ elliptic curves with the torsion subgroup $\mathbb{Z}/6$ using newly discovered families similar to Kihara's as described in
A. Dujella, J.C. Peral, P. Tadić, ...
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Z2xZ6 elliptic curves with missing generators
By implementing the techniques described in and similar to
A. Dujella, J. C. Peral, Elliptic curves with torsion group Z/8Z or Z/2Z x Z/6Z, arXiv, Number Theory [math.NT] (2013), arXiv:1306.0027v1
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3-, 6-, 12-descent for Z2xZ6 elliptic curves
We are trying to write a snippet of Magma code to clarify the steps in the simplified procedure of applying $3$-, $6$-, $12$-descent and hopefully resolve the missing generator of the following $\...
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Action of the Picard Scheme of an Elliptic Fibration
Suppose that we have a surface $X$ defined over a field $k$ (I am interested in $k$ being a number field) and an elliptic fibration $f: X \rightarrow \mathbb{P}^1$, i.e. $f$ is proper and almost all ...
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Finding $K$-rational points on $X_0(35)$
Let $K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-2})$. How can I compute the $K$-rational points on the modular curve $X_0(35)$?
Recall that $X_0(35)$ is a hyperelliptic curve of genus 3 and has the simplified affine model:
\...
3
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1
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Rationalizing and minimizing elliptic curve coefficients
I am working on elliptic curves with torsion group $\mathbb{Z}/14\mathbb{Z}$ over quadratic fields. The curves are constructed using the model $E_1=[0,a,0,b,0]$ following the formulas on p. 13 of
L. ...
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Distribution of the rank of $y^2=x^4+x+b^2$
For positive integer $b$ define the curve $C_b : y^2=x^4+x+b^2$.
$C_b$ is genus one and has the rational points: $(0,\pm b),(-1,\pm b)$
and one more point from the reciprocal of the polynomial y=0
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Is every sufficiently general monic quartic rational square infinitely often?
Let $f(x)=x^4+b_3 x^3+ b_2 x^2+b_1 x + b_0$.
Let $g(x)=x^4 f(1/x)$. Let $C : g(x)=y^2$.
$C$ is birationally equivalent to $f(x)=y^2$.
The constant coefficient of $g(x)$ is $1$ since $f$ is monic
and $(...
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$2$-isogenous to a curve in the Tate normal form
It is well-known that an elliptic curve $E$ that has a point of order $2$ and is represented as $E=[0,a,0,b,0]$ has a $2$-isogenous curve $E^\prime=[0,-2a,0,a^2-4b,0]$, see e.g. p. 507 in
A. Dujella, ...
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A new simple formula is needed
The following question is related to the families of high rank elliptic curves with torsion subgroup $\mathbb{Z}/6\mathbb{Z}$.
The SageMath/Python code below produces a list of small fractions $a$ for ...
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Perfect square quadratic expression
For a given rational $c\ne-1$, I need to find a rational $x\ne20$ with a small denominator such that $(5cx+100)(5cx-64c+36)$ is a perfect square.
I start with
$y^2=(5cx+100)(5cx-64c+36)$
and ...
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Similar to a $d$-twist but over a cubic field
This question could be related to my old and Duality's newer questions.
I am building a $\mathbb{Z}/9\mathbb{Z}$ elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}$:
$$E: y^2+(t^3-3t^2+1)xy + t^3(t-1)^3y=x^2$$
For $...
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Brauer-Manin obstruction and affine curves
I'm looking for references that can justify to what extent is the following statement true:
Statement. Let $X$ be a smooth geometrically integral curve over a number field $k$. Then the Brauer-Manin ...
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Primes of the form $p=u^2+1$ and number of points on the elliptic curve $x^3+a x z^2=y^2 z$
Let $p$ be prime of the form $p=u^2+1$. For $a \in \mathbb{F}_p,a \ne 0$,
define
$E_a : x^3+a x z^2=y^2 z$
Let $B= \lfloor 2 \sqrt{p}\rfloor$
Must we have $(\#E_a(\mathbb{F}_p) -p - 1) \in \{2,-2,B,-B\...
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Systems of equations for elliptic curves without $3$-torsion
In his YouTube video New rank records for elliptic curves having rational torsion, Noam Elkies uses systems of equations at 6:16 and 8:38 to present $\mathbb{Z}/3\mathbb{Z}$ curves of rank 14 and rank ...
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Isogeny classes for elliptic curves over quadratic field
Question. Is it possible for an elliptic curve $E$ over quadratic field $K$ to have two separate (yet connected) isogeny classes?
There are two $\mathbb{Z}/14\mathbb{Z}$ elliptic curves, $E_1$ and $...