θ-congruent numbers and elliptic curves (Q4498541)

Let \(\Theta\) be a real number with \(0<\Theta <\pi\). We call a triangle with rational sides and an angle \(\Theta\) a rational \(\Theta\)-triangle. Write \(\cos\Theta= s/r\), with \(r,s\in \mathbb{Z}\), \(\gcd(r,s) =1\), \(r>0\), and denote \(\alpha_\Theta: =\sqrt{r^2- s^2}\). A natural number \(n\) is \(\Theta\)-congruent if \(n\alpha_\Theta\) is the area of a rational \(\Theta\)-triangle. It is clear that a \(\pi/2\)-congruent number is a congruent number. \textit{H. Fujiwara} [Number theory, Diophantine, computational and algebraic aspects, Proceedings of the international conference, Eger, 1996, 235-241 (1998; Zbl 0920.11035)] has proved, in particular, that \(n\) is \(\Theta\)-congruent if and only if the corresponding elliptic curve \(E_{n,\Theta}\) has a rational point of order greater than 2. The author considers the special cases \(\Theta= \pi/3\) and \(2\pi/3\). Theorems: Suppose that \(p\) is a prime. Then \(p\) is not \(2\pi/3\)-congruent if \(p\equiv 7, 11, 13\pmod{24}\) and is \(2\pi/3\)-congruent if \(p\equiv 23\pmod{24}\).