pith. sign in

arxiv: 1105.4435 · v1 · pith:XETKRIL4new · submitted 2011-05-23 · 🧮 math.NT

Torsion Points on Elliptic Curves in Weierstrass Form

classification 🧮 math.NT
keywords ellipticformpointstorsionweierstrassaffirmativeanswercase
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We prove that there are only finitely many complex numbers $a$ and $b$ with $4a^3+27b^2\not=0$ such that the three points $(1,*),(2,*),$ and $(3,*)$ are simultaneously torsion on the elliptic curve defined in Weierstrass form by $y^2=x^3+ax+b$. This gives an affirmative answer to a question raised by Masser and Zannier. We thus confirm a special case in two dimensions of the relative Manin-Mumford Conjecture formulated by Pink and Masser-Zannier.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.