Generators for the elliptic curve y 2 = x 3 - n x

Yasutsugu Fujita[1]; Nobuhiro Terai[2]

  • [1] College of Industrial Technology Nihon University 2-11-1 Shin-ei, Narashino, Chiba 275–8576 Japan
  • [2] Division of General Education Ashikaga Institute of Technology 268-1 Omae, Ashikaga, Tochigi 326–8558 Japan

Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (2011)

  • Volume: 23, Issue: 2, page 403-416
  • ISSN: 1246-7405

Abstract

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Let E be an elliptic curve given by y 2 = x 3 - n x with a positive integer n . Duquesne in 2007 showed that if n = ( 2 k 2 - 2 k + 1 ) ( 18 k 2 + 30 k + 17 ) is square-free with an integer k , then certain two rational points of infinite order can always be in a system of generators for the Mordell-Weil group of E . In this paper, we generalize this result and show that the same is true for infinitely many binary forms n = n ( k , l ) in ℤ [ k , l ] .

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Fujita, Yasutsugu, and Terai, Nobuhiro. "Generators for the elliptic curve $y^2=x^3-nx$." Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux 23.2 (2011): 403-416. <http://eudml.org/doc/219816>.

@article{Fujita2011,
abstract = {Let $E$ be an elliptic curve given by $y^2=x^3-nx$ with a positive integer $n$. Duquesne in 2007 showed that if $n=(2k^2-2k+1)(18k^2+30k+17)$ is square-free with an integer $k$, then certain two rational points of infinite order can always be in a system of generators for the Mordell-Weil group of $E$. In this paper, we generalize this result and show that the same is true for infinitely many binary forms $n=n(k,l)$ in $\mathbb\{Z\}[k,l]$.},
affiliation = {College of Industrial Technology Nihon University 2-11-1 Shin-ei, Narashino, Chiba 275–8576 Japan; Division of General Education Ashikaga Institute of Technology 268-1 Omae, Ashikaga, Tochigi 326–8558 Japan},
author = {Fujita, Yasutsugu, Terai, Nobuhiro},
journal = {Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux},
keywords = {elliptic curves},
language = {eng},
month = {6},
number = {2},
pages = {403-416},
publisher = {Société Arithmétique de Bordeaux},
title = {Generators for the elliptic curve $y^2=x^3-nx$},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/219816},
volume = {23},
year = {2011},
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AB - Let $E$ be an elliptic curve given by $y^2=x^3-nx$ with a positive integer $n$. Duquesne in 2007 showed that if $n=(2k^2-2k+1)(18k^2+30k+17)$ is square-free with an integer $k$, then certain two rational points of infinite order can always be in a system of generators for the Mordell-Weil group of $E$. In this paper, we generalize this result and show that the same is true for infinitely many binary forms $n=n(k,l)$ in $\mathbb{Z}[k,l]$.
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