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A counterexample to the local-global principle of linear dependence for abelian varieties

Number Theory 2009-05-05 v1

Abstract

Let A be an abelian variety defined over a number field k. Let P be a point in A(k) and let X be a subgroup of A(k). Gajda in 2002 asked whether it is true that the point P belongs to X if and only if the point (P mod p) belongs to (X mod p) for all but finitely many primes p of k. We answer negatively to Gajda's question.

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@article{arxiv.0905.0409,
  title  = {A counterexample to the local-global principle of linear dependence for abelian varieties},
  author = {Peter Jossen and Antonella Perucca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.0409},
  year   = {2009}
}

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3 pages