A note on the Mordell-Weil rank modulo n

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2011.03.010zbMATH Open1262.11067arXiv0910.4588OpenAlexW1985190629MaRDI QIDQ555282FDOQ555282

Authors: Tim Dokchitser, Vladimir Dokchitser 

Publication date: 22 July 2011

Published in: Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Conjecturally, the parity of the Mordell-Weil rank of an elliptic curve over a number field K is determined by its root number. The root number is a product of local root numbers, so the rank modulo 2 is conjecturally the sum over all places of K of a function of elliptic curves over local fields. This note shows that there can be no analogue for the rank modulo 3, 4 or 5, or for the rank itself. In fact, standard conjectures for elliptic curves imply that there is no analogue modulo n for any n>2, so this is purely a parity phenomenon.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.4588

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zbMATH Keywords

elliptic curvesMordell-Weil rank

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Elliptic curves over global fields (11G05) (L)-functions of varieties over global fields; Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture (11G40)

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Uses Software

• Magma

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