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Let \(E\) be an elliptic curve defined over some number field \(k\). The Mordell-Weil rank of the quadratic twist \(E_d\) of \(E\) is related to the rank of \(E(K)\) for the quadratic extension \(K = k(\sqrt{d}\,)\). For cyclic extensions \(K/k\) of degree \(3\), \(4\) or \(6\), the corresponding problem is more difficult: the analog of \(E_d\) is now a ``generalized Kummer surface''. By studying these surfaces, the author proves that for a fixed base field \(k\) there exist infinitely many cyclic quartic extensions \(K/k\) such that the rank of \(E(K)\) is strictly bigger than the rank of \(E(L)\), where \(L/k\) is the quadratic subextension of \(K/k\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 1030.00015].