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\exam{Section C}

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\topictitle{Elliptic Curves}% Put your topic title here

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\author{Victor Flynn}% Put your name here
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\date{23/2/2009}% Put date of submission of this draft here

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\begin{question}{1}
\begin{aitem}
\itm
Let ${\mathcal C}$ be a non-singular cubic curve, defined
over a field~$K$, with a $K$-rational point~{\bf o}. Describe
the standard law for adding two points on~${\mathcal C}$, and 
prove that it is associative.
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\itm
For which primes~$p$ do there exist
$x,y\in \Z_p$ such that $y^2 = x^3 - x - 1$?
[You may find it helpful first to compute $h(-2),h(0),h(3)$
for $h(x) = x^3 - x - 1$.]
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\itm
Find a proper factor of $N=221$
%[that is, $d | N$ and $1 < d < N$]
by applying the Elliptic Curve Method,
using the curve $Y^2 = X^3 + 5 X - 5$ and~$3P$, where~$P=(1,1)$.
%\hfill {\bf [6~marks]}

\itm
Find a sequence $x_n\in\Q_p$ such that $\sum_{n=1}^\infty x_n$
is convergent in~$\Q_p$ but $\sum_{n=1}^\infty |x_n|_p$ 
is not convergent in~$\R$.
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\end{aitem}
\end{question}

\begin{question}{2}
\begin{aitem}
\itm
Let~$R$ be any ring (commutative, with~1), and let~$F,G$ be
formal groups over~$R$.
\begin{ritem}
\itm
Show that there exists a unique
normalised invariant differential for~$F$, which is given by
$\omega = F_X(0, T)^{-1}\hbox{d} T \in R[[T]] \hbox{d} T$,
and that every invariant differential for~$F$ is of the form $a\omega$
for some $a\in R$.
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\itm
Let~$f$ be a homomorphism over~$R$ from~$F$
to~$G$. Let~$\omega_F, \omega_G$ be
the normalised invariant differentials on~$F,G$, respectively.
Show that $\omega_G \circ f = f'(0)\ \omega_F$.
Deduce that, for any prime~$p$, there
exist $f,g\in R[[T]]$
such that $[p](T) = p f(T) + g(T^p)$ [where~$[p]$ represents
the multiplication-by-$p$ map on~$F$].
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\end{ritem}

\itm
Find the torsion group over~$\Q$ for the elliptic curve $Y^2 = X^3 - 9$.
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\itm
Let $n\in\Z$ be not divisible by~$15$, let~$n$ and~$-n$ 
both be nonsquare, and let ${\mathcal E}, {\mathcal F}$
be the elliptic curves ${\mathcal E} : Y^2 = X^3 + nX$ and 
${\mathcal F} : Y^2 = X^3 - nX$. Show that at least one of
${\mathcal E}(\Q)$ or ${\mathcal F}(\Q)$ has torsion group
given by $\{ {\bf o}, (0,0) \}$. 
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\end{aitem}
\end{question}

\begin{question}{3}
\begin{aitem}
\itm
Find the rank of the elliptic curve $Y^2 = X(X^2 + 5X - 5)$.
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\itm
Let~$p$ be prime. Show that the elliptic curve $Y^2 = X^3 + pX$
has rank at most~$2$.
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\itm
Let $\alpha\in\Z$, $\alpha\not= 0,-4$, and let ${\mathcal C}$ be
the elliptic curve $Y^2 = X^3 + \alpha X^2 - \alpha X$.
Show that $(1,1) \in 2{\mathcal C}(\Q) \iff 
\alpha \hbox{ or } \alpha+4 \hbox{ is the square of an integer.}$
[You may find it helpful first to construct a curve~${\mathcal D}$
with $2$-isogenies $\phi : {\mathcal C} \rightarrow {\mathcal D}$,
$\hat\phi : {\mathcal D} \rightarrow {\mathcal C}$,
and find the preimages of~$(1,1)$ under~$\hat\phi$.]
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\end{aitem}
\end{question}

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