The distribution of \ell^\infty-Selmer groups in degree \ell twist families I

arXiv2207.05674MaRDI QIDQ6404751FDOQ6404751

Publication date: 12 July 2022

Abstract: In this paper and its sequel, we develop a technique for finding the distribution of

e l l^{i n f t y}

-Selmer groups in degree

e l l

twist families of Galois modules over number fields. Given an elliptic curve E over a number field satisfying certain technical conditions, this technique can be used to show that 100% of the quadratic twists of E have rank at most 1. Given a prime

e l l

and a number field F not containing

m u_{2 e l l}

, this method also shows that the

e l l^{i n f t y}

-class groups in the family of degree

e l l

cyclic extensions of F have a distribution consistent with the Cohen-Lenstra-Gerth heuristics. For this work, we develop the theory of the fixed point Selmer group, which serves as the base layer of the

e l l^{i n f t y}

-Selmer group. This first paper gives a technique for finding the distribution of

e l l^{i n f t y}

-Selmer groups in certain families of twists where the fixed point Selmer group is stable. In the sequel paper, we will give a technique for controlling fixed point Selmer groups.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Elliptic curves over global fields (11G05) Class numbers, class groups, discriminants (11R29) Estimates on character sums (11L40) Galois cohomology (11R34)

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