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Find all rational solutions of this diophantine-equation?
Now, today, my friend tell me this problem was posted by American Mathematical Monthly (Vol. 111, No. 2 Feb., 2004), p. 165 by Wu wei Chao ,and It is said that this problem is unsolved, until now. ...
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Rational points on towers of curves
Let $\ldots \to X_n \to X_{n-1} \to \ldots \to X_0$ be etale maps between smooth projective curves of genera $g(X_n)>1$, all defined over a fixed number field $K$. By Faltings' Theorem, we know ...
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The Hasse-Weil inequality
What is the Hasse-Weil inequality (in particular, a lower bound) for singular projective curves over finite fields which are not geometrically irreducible?
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Rational points on open subsets of affine space [closed]
Let $k$ be an infinite field. Assume that the index of the algebraic closure $\bar{k}$ over $k$ is strictly greater than $2$. Let $U$ be a non-empty open subset of some affine space over $k$. Is it ...
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An example of a geometrically simply connected variety with infinite Brauer group (modulo constants)
$\DeclareMathOperator\Br{Br}$Let $X$ be a smooth, geometrically integral, geometrically simply connected variety over a numberfield $k$. Is it possible to have $\Br(X)/{\Br(k)}$ being an infinite ...
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Rational points on a special class of surfaces
Consider a smooth surface of the following form
$$
S = \{f(x,y,t) = p_0(t)x^2+p_1(t)xy+p_2(t)x+p_3(t)y^2+p_4(t)y+p_5(t) = 0\}\subset\mathbb{A}^3
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over $\mathbb{Q}$, and set
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U_S = \{t' \in \mathbb{...
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Density of rational points over finite fields, an estimate of Lang-Weil constant
Let $X\hookrightarrow\mathbb P^n_{\mathbb F_q}$ be a geometrically integral hypersurface over the finite field $\mathbb F_q$ of degree $\delta$. In order to estimate the number of its rational points, ...
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Is every sufficiently general monic quartic rational square infinitely often?
Let $f(x)=x^4+b_3 x^3+ b_2 x^2+b_1 x + b_0$.
Let $g(x)=x^4 f(1/x)$. Let $C : g(x)=y^2$.
$C$ is birationally equivalent to $f(x)=y^2$.
The constant coefficient of $g(x)$ is $1$ since $f$ is monic
and $(...
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Criterion for existence of integral points on an elliptic curve
Is there a criterion for the (presumably infinite) set of $D \in \mathbb{Z}\setminus \{0\}$ such that
$$Dy^2 = x^3-1728$$
has an integral point over $\mathbb{Q}$ with $y \neq 0$? I'd also be ...
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Counting algebraic points of bounded height
Let $K$ be a number field and $X\hookrightarrow\mathbb P^n_K$ be a projective variety of degree $\delta$ (with respect to universal bundle) and dimension $d$. We denote the set
$$S(X;D,B)=\{\xi\in X(\...
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A variant on the Fujita invariant
Let $X$ be a Fano variety over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $D$ be a divisor on $X$. Recall that the Fujita invariant of $D$ is defined to be
$$a(D) = \inf \{ t \in \mathbb{R} : K_X + tD \text{ is effective} \}.$...
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Classification of quartic surfaces
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero (non necessarily algebraically closed, we may assume for instance that $k = \mathbb{C}(t)$). Does there exist a classification of degree four surfaces $S\...
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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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Resolved: Two more generators needed for a Z/6 elliptic curve
We are searching for the rank 8 elliptic curves with the torsion subgroup Z/6 using newly discovered families similar to Kihara's (Kihara's family is described in https://arxiv.org/pdf/1503.03667.pdf)....
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F-points of product of closed subgroups vs. product of F-points, F a local field, reference?
Let $F$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb Q_p$, where p is an odd prime. Let $G$ be a connected reductive group defined over $F$. Let $M, H$ be closed $F$-subgroups of $G$ (in particular, I'm ...
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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)$
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Question on x coordinates of Mordell Curves where $y^2=x^3+k$ and $k^2 = 1$ mod $24$
In my ongoing search for Mordell curves of rank 8 and above I have currently identified 144,499 curves of a type where $k$ is squarefree and $k^2 = 1$ mod $24$.
In each case the x coordinates are ...
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Number of rational points of a connected reductive group in a compact subset
Let $G$ be a connected reductive $\mathbb{Q}$-group. Let $\mathbb{A}$ denote the ring of adèles of $\mathbb{Q}$. Let $B \subset G(\mathbb{A})$ be a compact, let $x \in G(\mathbb{A})$ and consider the ...
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Upper and lower bounds on the number of solutions to the equation $\frac{\pi}{4} = \sum_{k=1}^{n} c_{k} \arctan \left(\frac{1}{x_{k}} \right) $
Background
The Norwegian mathematician and astronomer Carl Størmer did important work on the equation
$$\frac{\pi}{4} = \sum_{k=1}^{n} c_{k} \arctan \left(\frac{1}{x_{k}}\right), \label{1}\tag{1} $$
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Similar to a $d$-twist but over a cubic field
This question could be related to my old and Duality's newer questions.
I am building a $\mathbb{Z}/9\mathbb{Z}$ elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}$:
$$E: y^2+(t^3-3t^2+1)xy + t^3(t-1)^3y=x^2$$
For $...
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How dense is the set of rational points of a variety?
General question: Let $W$ be a proper subvariety of an irreducible affine variety $V/K$. Under what conditions do we know that $W(K)$ is a proper subset of $V(K)$?
If $K$ is finite, then one can bound ...
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Rational points on surfaces
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero. In the affine space $\mathbb{A}_{x,y,t}^3$ consider a surface $S$ of the form
$$
S = \{a_0(t)x^2+a_1(t)xy+a_2(t)x+a_3(t)y^2+a_4(t)y+a_5(t) = 0\}
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where $...
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Finding rational points via birational map
Let $C$ be an affine curve given by $p_C(x,y)=0$ where $$ p_C=2x^3y + 2xy^3 +x^3 + y^3 + 5x^2y + 5xy^2 + 2x^2 + 2y^2 + 2x^2y^2 + 2xy $$
and let $\overline{C}$ denote the projective closure of $C$. For ...
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Rational point on variety over function field
This is one of the theorems in Field Arithmetic written by M. Fried and M. Jarden as following which is Proposition 13.4.6 in that monograph:
Every field K has a regular extension F which is PAC ...
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Number of rational points of a singular cubic surface over a finite field
I have a (geometrically irreducible) cubic surface defined over a finite field $F_q$ with three non-$F_q$-rational singularities (defined over the cubic extension of $F_q$).
Counting the number of $...
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the least point on a variety over a finite field
Let $p$ be a large prime parameter and $V\subseteq \mathbb{P}^n_{\mathbb{F}_p}$ a variety defined over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_p$ with bounded degree and dimension (w.r.t. $p$). Assume that $V$ ...
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Benchmark problems for computing rational points on varieties
Are there standard benchmark problem sets used for empirically evaluating algorithms designed for computing rational points on (various classes of) algebraic varieties?
If so, could you please point ...
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Heights of multiples of rational points on elliptic curves
Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve, given by some minimal Weierstrass equation (say $Y^2 = X^3 + aX + b$ for some integer $a$ and $b$), and let $P$ be a rational point on $E$ which is not the ...
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Space of rational conics
Let $K$ be a field of characteristic different from two. Conics over $K$ (that is curves of degree two in $\mathbb{P}^2_K$) are parametrized by $\mathbb{P}(k[x,y,z]_2) = \mathbb{P}^5_K$.
Conisider the ...
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are p-limits scales dense in the infinite musical scale of all rational frequencies?
In the wiki section on prime limit tuning, one reads:
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Geometry of contracted divisors
Let $f:\mathbb{P}^3\dashrightarrow\mathbb{P}^2$ be a dominant rational map defined over a field $k$ (not necessarily algebraically closed) of characteristic zero.
Consider a resolution $\widetilde{f}:...
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The smooth completion of a curve
Let $C$ be a smooth geometrically integral affine curve. This question concerns the smooth completion $C_1$ of $C$, both defined over a number field $k$.
We know that given any smooth projective ...
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Fixed points of rational continuous piecewise affine maps
Say that a compact convex polytope is rational if is the intersection of half-spaces whose bounding hyperplanes are the zero-sets of affine functions of the coordinates with rational coefficients. Say ...
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Are there nontrivial rational solutions of $x^{n-m}=(1+t^m)/(1+t^n)$?
Let $n-m \ge 2$ be two fixed natural numbers. Are there any nontrivial rational solutions of the equation $$x^{n-m}=(1+t^m)/(1+t^n)$$ for $x$ and $t$? As particular cases the
rational solutions of ...
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Counting number of $2\times 2$ unimodular matrices of particular type
From set of numbers from $\Bbb S=\{0,1,\dots,m\}$, how many distinct $3\times 3$ unimodular matrices parametrized by $(a,b,c,d,e,f)\in\Bbb S^6$ of following type can one form?
\begin{bmatrix}
a^2 &...
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Infinite residue field extensions and algebraic closure of residue fields
Let $X$ be a $K$-scheme of finite type over a field $K$, let $L$ be an extension field of $K$, let $X_L := L \times_K X$, and let $p:X_L \rightarrow X$ be the projection. For each $x \in X_L$ we get ...
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Tricks to produce examples of hypersurfaces with index greater than $1$
Recall, index of an algebraic scheme $X$ is defined to be the greatest common divisor of the degrees of the space of zero cycles on $X$. I am interested in examples of hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^n_K$...
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Can we find curves with many rational points using linear algebra?
Probably this is impossible, but let us try.
Working over $\mathbb{Q}[x_1,...,x_n]$.
Let $T_i$ be $n$ sets of rationals with cardinality $B$.
Assume we are given $n-2$ linear equations $f_i$ which are ...
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Rational points on an elliptic curve the denominator of x is a square
Let $f \in \mathbb Q[x]$ be a squarefree cubic polynomial with nonzero constant coefficient and consider the elliptic curve $E : y^2 = f(x)$.
Define $E(\mathbb Q)' \subseteq E(\mathbb Q)$ as
$$\left \...
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Surjectivity of a norm map over $ \mathbb{Q} $
Suppose $ (L/L') $ is an galois extension , where both fields are extension of $Q$ of $\dim n $ and $\dim n^{'}$ respectively.Suppose we consider the norm map $ Nr_{(L/L')} :L \rightarrow L' $. ...
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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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Properties of pointless projective curves over finite fields?
Probably not research level, feel free to downvote.
We got construction of bounded degree projective curves
with no points over finite fields. This construction generalizes to higher dimension.
One of ...
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Rational points of torsors over a separable closure
I already asked this question on Math Stack few days ago ( torsors over a separable closure ), but did not receive any answer, so I post it here.
Let $G$ be a smooth linear algebraic group defined ...
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Levi decompositions of k-rational points of linear algebraic groups
Let $k$ be a field with characteristic zero and $G$ be a (connected or not) linear algebraic group defined over $k$. We know that $G$ has a Levi decomposition i.e., $G=R_u(G)\rtimes L$, where $R_u(G)$ ...
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Existence of rational points on the image of a proper morphism
Let $K/F$ be a field extension, and let $X$ and $Y$ be affine varieties over $F$. (E.g. they are defined by polynomials over $F$.) Suppose $X$ contains $F$-points. Now view $X$ and $Y$ as $K$-...
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Shortest paths stepping on rational points of height $h$
Q. Do shortest paths walking between rational points of height $h$
ever properly cross themselves?
Explaining this question takes a bit of definitional exposition.
First, I copy definitions from ...
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Coarse moduli spaces and rational points [closed]
Let $K$ be a field (not necessarily algraically closed). Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a contravariant functor from the category of schemes over $K$ to sets and $M$ be a coase moduli space for the functor. So, ...
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Existence of a curve with no points over finite separable field extensions
Does there exist a field $K$, and a smooth projective geometrically connected curve $C$ over $K$ such that, for all finite separable field extensions $L/K$ the curve $C$ has no $L$-rational points?
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Number of points of Fermat surfaces $X^n + Y^n - U^n - V^n = 0$
Let $n$ be a positive integer such that $n^2 + n + 1$ is a prime, and consider the Fermat surface $F$ given by the equation $X^n + Y^n - U^n - V^n = 0$ (where we work with homogeneous coordinates $(x :...
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