A local-global principle for rational isogenies of prime degree

Andrew V. Sutherland[1]

  • [1] Department of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (2012)

  • Volume: 24, Issue: 2, page 475-485
  • ISSN: 1246-7405

Abstract

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Let K be a number field. We consider a local-global principle for elliptic curves E / K that admit (or do not admit) a rational isogeny of prime degree ℓ . For suitable K (including K = ℚ ), we prove that this principle holds for all ℓ ≡ 1 mod 4 , and for ℓ < 7 , but find a counterexample when ℓ = 7 for an elliptic curve with j -invariant 2268945 / 128 . For K = ℚ we show that, up to isomorphism, this is the only counterexample.

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Sutherland, Andrew V.. "A local-global principle for rational isogenies of prime degree." Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux 24.2 (2012): 475-485. <http://eudml.org/doc/251084>.

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